What happensPermalink
God gives Moses the boundaries of the Promised Land and appoints chiefs from every tribe to divide the land among the people.
Why it mattersPermalink
God promised Abraham “the land of Canaan;” here He puts concrete structure to that promise for the first time.
Key versePermalink
“Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders)…”