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to divide the land into seven portions, when the lot would assign to each tribe the place
of its inheritance.
- The arrangement thus made was fully carried out.^147 After its completion Joshua,
who, like Caleb, had received a special promise, was allowed to choose his own city
within his tribal inheritance of Ephraim.^148 Finally, the cities of refuge, six in number;
the Levitical cities, thirty-five in number; and the thirteen cities of the priests,^149 the
sons of Aaron, were formally set aside.
Thus, so far as the Lord was concerned, He "gave unto Israel all the land which He
sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And Jehovah
gave them rest round about, according to all that He sware unto their fathers: and there
stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies
into their hand. There failed not ought of any good thing Jehovah had spoken unto the
house of Israel; all came to pass" (Joshua 21:43-45).
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