Joshua oversaw a public, covenant-based division of the land, established cities of refuge and Levitical towns, renewed the covenant, and then died.
Israelite Division of the Land and the Death of Joshua
Anathoth: A Levitical Town In Benjamin And The Home Of Jeremiah
Anathoth, a Levitical town in Benjamin, shaped priestly history and Jeremiah’s ministry, and it was resettled after the return from exile in 537 B.C.E.
The Israelites Apportioning the Land (Joshua 13:1–22:34)
Joshua oversees Israel’s inheritance by lot before Jehovah—boundaries fixed, Levites placed, refuge cities set, and unity preserved across the Jordan.
Events on the Plains of Moab (Numbers 22:1–36:13)
From Moab’s plains Israel faces Canaan: Balaam’s oracles, Peor’s fall, census and laws, Midian’s judgment, and cities of refuge ready a holy nation.
