Joshua 19:37 names Kedesh, Edrei, and En-hazor among the cities in Naphtali's allotted territory. Naphtali's territory was part of Galilee, a region that also included the tribal districts of Asher, Zebulun, and Issachar. These tribes did not fully possess their lands but settled among the Canaanites, sometimes making them tributary.
The verse belongs to Joshua 1 to 22, largely written by Israel's leader, recording his dividing of the land for the children of Israel after leading them through the Jordan, setting them in a fair way to conquer all their foes and find the promised rest. The section recording the distribution of Canaan's land among the tribes appears to draw on written records that accurately described the property. The lot illustrated by the verse means an allotted part or portion, and in this sense is not mere chance but a determination of providence.
Joshua 19:37 names Kedesh, Edrei, and En-hazor among the cities in Naphtali's allotted territory. Naphtali's territory was part of Galilee, a region that also included the tribal districts of Asher, Zebulun, and Issachar. These tribes did not fully possess their lands but settled among the Canaanites, sometimes making them tributary.
The verse belongs to Joshua 1 to 22, largely written by Israel's leader, recording his dividing of the land for the children of Israel after leading them through the Jordan, setting them in a fair way to conquer all their foes and find the promised rest. The section recording the distribution of Canaan's land among the tribes appears to draw on written records that accurately described the property. The lot illustrated by the verse means an allotted part or portion, and in this sense is not mere chance but a determination of providence.