The Wilderness Years

They moved on from 'Iyim and camped at Divon-Gad.

They moved on from Divon-Gad and camped at 'Almon-Divlatayim.

They moved on from Almon-Divlatayim and camped in the 'Avarim Range, in front of N'vo.

They moved on from the 'Avarim Range and camped in the plains of Mo'av by the Yarden, across from Yericho.

Their camp by the Yarden extended from Beit-HaYeshimot all the way to Avel-HaSheetim in the plains of Mo'av.

ADONAI spoke to Moshe in the plains of Mo'av by the Yarden, across from Yericho. He said

to tell the people of Isra'el, "When you cross the Yarden into the land of Kena'an,

you are to expel all the people living in the land from in front of you. Destroy all their stone figures, destroy all their metal statues and demolish all their high places.

Drive out the inhabitants of the land, and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess.

You will inherit the land by lot according to your families. You are to give more land to the larger families and less to the smaller ones. Wherever the lot falls to any particular person, that will be his property. You will inherit according to the tribes of your ancestors.

But if you don't drive out the inhabitants of the land from in front of you, then those you allow to remain will become like thorns in your eyes and stings in your sides - they will harass you in the land where you are living.

And in this event, I will do to you what I intended to do to them."

ADONAI told Moshe

to give this order to the people of Isra'el: "When you enter the land of Kena'an, it will become your land to pass on as an inheritance, the land of Kena'an as defined by these borders.

"Your southern portion will extend from the Tzin Desert close to the border of Edom. The eastern terminus of your southern border is at the end of the Dead Sea.

From there your border turns, goes south of the 'Akrabbim Ascent and passes on to Tzin. From there it goes south of Kadesh-Barnea, on to Hatzar-Adar, and on to 'Atzmon.

Then the border turns and goes from 'Atzmon to the Vadi of Egypt and along it to the Sea.

"Your western border will be the Great Sea.

"Your northern border will be as follows: from the Great Sea mark a line to Mount Hor,

and from Mount Hor mark a line to the entrance of Hamat. The border goes out to Tz'dad.

Then the border goes to Zifron and finally to Hatzar-'Einan; this is your northern border.

"For the eastern border mark your line from Hatzar-'Enan to Sh'fam.

Then the border goes down from Sh'fam to Rivlah, on the east side of 'Ayin, then down until it hits the slope east of Lake Kinneret.

From there it goes down the Yarden River till it flows into the Dead Sea. These will be the borders of your land."

Moshe gave this order to the people of Isra'el: "This is the land in which you will receive inheritances by lot, which ADONAI has ordered to give to the nine tribes and the half-tribe.