What was to be the southern border for Israel? From the Salt sea (Dead Sea) south to ascent of Akribbim (Scorpion Pass); on through Wilderness of Zin to a point south of Kadesh Barnea west to Hazar Addar to Azmon to the Brook of Egypt (Wadi el Areesh) to the Great Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
What was the western border? The Mediterranean Sea
What was the northern border? From the Great Sea to Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath to Zedad, to Ziphron to Hazar Enan
What was the eastern border? From Hazar Enan to Shepham to Ridlah east of Ain down to the east shore of Sea of Chinnereth (Harp Sea, also known as Sea of Galilee) down the Jordan River to the Dead Sea
Who were involved in the apportioning of the land to the various tribes? Joshua, Eleazar, and one leader from each of the tribes still needing their inheritance
How many cities were given to the Levites as a possession? 48
What was special about six of those cities? They were designated as cities of refuge
For what reason would a man seek shelter and safety in one of those cities? Accidental death of someone
What were those six cities? Sorry, the answer is found in Josgua 20: Kedesh, Shechem, Hebron, Bezer, Ramoth Gilead, and Golan
When could a man be free to leave one of those cities? When the high priest died
What was necessary before someone could be put to death? A trial to determine if it was murder or not
What does the shedding of innocent blood do to the land? It pollutes it
How could that problem be remedied? Only by the shedding of the blood of the one who shed innocent blood
How did Zelophedad’s daughters assure that their father would have an inheritance among the territory of Manasseh in Canaan? They married within their cousins
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