Quotes about Israel

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.

With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.

“This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?

And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.

Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”