The Division of the Land in West Palestine (2)

The matter of Caleb's inheritance being taken care of, a commencement is made of the distribution of the land among the nine and a half tribes. Being the kingly tribe, Judah was the first to receive his lot and was planted in a conspicuous territory. Preeminence was, due to this tribe, which had inherited the patriarchal blessing, and from which He was to come in whom all the nations of the earth should be blessed. But Judah was not planted in the heart of the country. That position was given...