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Joshua 14:3 Cross-References

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For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.

Joshua 14:3 (KJV)

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Mosesled Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus (EXO 13:3)

Commentary on Joshua 14:3

Levite exceptionalism: 'For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.' The repetition of Transjordan allocation (previously mentioned) emphasizes the distinction with Levi's unique situation. Levites received no tribal territory because 'the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance' (13:33). This represents radical dependence on God—no agricultural land, no economic self-sufficiency, complete reliance on tithes and offerings from other tribes. Numbers 18:20: 'Thou shalt have no inheritance...

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