Episode

#204 | Joshua ch.15 - National Lottery

Podcast: The Tanakh Podcast
Published: Jun 7, 2026
Duration seconds: 599
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Summary

As the opening verse of our chapter indicates, the tribal portions (Nechalot) were assigned by a lottery. But let's look at Bamidbar 26:53-33 where we are instructed to calculate the tribal portions by the size of the tribal population. Is this a calculation or a random lottery? And ... how did the tribes determine where they were to be situated geographically?