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It begins by referencing Moses' prior allocation of land east of the Jordan River to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, as outlined in Joshua 13:8. Following the Israelites' conquest of enemies west of the Jordan in the land of Canaan, which was promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Joshua, the High Priest, and tribal leaders undertook the task of dividing the remaining land by casting lots. This process resulted in the tribes of Judah, Ephraim, and the other half of Manasseh receiving their portions, as described in Joshua 14:1-2. A significant event highlighted is the Lord's command to Joshua to grant Caleb and his descendants land within Judah's territory, a reward for Caleb's unwavering faithfulness to the Lord during his exploration of the land for Moses, as documented in Joshua 14:6-15 and 15:13, referencing earlier accounts in Numbers 14:24 and 34:19. The narrative concludes with the placement of the Sacred Tent in the land allotted to Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, after these conquests, as stated in Joshua 18:1. The document also includes copyright information, specifying that it is copyrighted by SIL Global and published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. It notes that images are by Jim Padgett, © 1984 Sweet Publishing, and were adapted by SIL Global, with some adaptations made using Gemini AI. Additional illustrations were created by Gemini AI in the style of Jim Padgett. The text emphasizes the role of divine guidance and the importance of faithfulness in the distribution of the land.","136 Joshua Divides the Land  \nJoshua 14-24  \nEnglish Bible  \n136 Joshua Divides the Land  \nEnglish United States  \nCopyright © 2026, SIL Global  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nImages by Jim Padgett, © 1984 Sweet Publishing under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. Images adapted by SIL Global. (Some adapted with Gemini AI)  \nStory and Music © 2026 SIL Global under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.  \nSome illustrations created by Gemini AI using the style from Jim Padgett  \nBefore Moses died, he gave the land east of the Jordan River to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh.  \nJoshua 13:8  \nWith the Lord’s help, Joshua and the Israelites defeated many enemies west of the Jordan River in the land of Canaan. This was the land God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Later, people called this land Israel.  \nJoshua 1-12, 10:40, 11:16; Exodus 6:4  \nThen the High Priest, and Joshua, and the tribal leaders began to cast lots to divide the land west of the Jordan River among the remaining tribes.  \nJoshua 14:1, 5  \nSo at that time, the tribes of Judah, Ephraim, and the other half of the tribe of Manassah received land.  \nJoshua 14:2  \nThe Lord commanded Joshua to give Caleb and his descendants some of the land given to Judah because Caleb was faithful to the Lord when he explored the land for Moses.  \nJoshua 14:6-15; 15:13; (Numbers  \n14:24; 34:19)  \nAfter the Israelites conquered these parts of Canaan, they placed the Sacred Tent in the land given to Ephraim, descendants of Joseph.  \nJoshua 18:1","cbCaibGorD3E7hsA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibGorD3E7hsA","pdf",9351907,2,1,34,"English","en",105,"# Joshua Divides the Land\n## Background: Land West of the Jordan\n## Dividing the Land\n## Caleb's Inheritance\n## Placement of the Sacred Tent","[{\"question\":\"What was the historical context for the division of the land?\",\"answer\":\"Before Joshua divided the land west of the Jordan, Moses had already allocated land east of the river to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh. 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