And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
The north border marked out from the great sea to Mount Hor was part of the bounds of the country fixed beforehand for division among the tribes when they would come into possession of Canaan. The whole land, both what had already been conquered and what was still unsubdued, was to be apportioned by Joshua together with Eleazar the high priest and the heads of the tribes, with the location of each tribe decided by lot and a prince from each tribe appointed to attend to the distribution. It was the duty of each tribe to fully subdue its own inheritance, and if the people proved faithful to God He would drive out their enemies from before them and give them still greater possessions if they remained true to His covenant. The tribe of Levi was not counted in this allotment, but forty-eight cities in different parts of the country were assigned to the Levites as their inheritance.
The north border marked out from the great sea to Mount Hor was part of the bounds of the country fixed beforehand for division among the tribes when they would come into possession of Canaan. The whole land, both what had already been conquered and what was still unsubdued, was to be apportioned by Joshua together with Eleazar the high priest and the heads of the tribes, with the location of each tribe decided by lot and a prince from each tribe appointed to attend to the distribution. It was the duty of each tribe to fully subdue its own inheritance, and if the people proved faithful to God He would drive out their enemies from before them and give them still greater possessions if they remained true to His covenant. The tribe of Levi was not counted in this allotment, but forty-eight cities in different parts of the country were assigned to the Levites as their inheritance.