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Moses had given the inheritance to the two and one-half tribes on the other side of the Jordan. The Levites were not given an inheritance among them.

The descendants of Joseph belonged to two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were not given an inheritance in the land, only cities in which they could dwell along with their pastures for their herds and their flocks. The Israelites divided the land just as the Lord had commanded Moses.[a]

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  1. Joshua 14:5 The division of the land by casting lots as commanded to Moses by the Lord (v. 2) was carried out exactly by his successor Joshua.

Moses had granted the two and a half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan(A) but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest,(B) for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim.(C) The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.(D) So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.(E)

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