Day 38: Numbers 33-36

Summaries:
This chapter documents the many locations involved in the journey of the Israelites from the time they left Egypt (33). The Lord tells Moses the boundaries of the land that the Israelites are to inhabit in Canaan, and names the men from each tribe who will apportion the land (34). The land for the Levites is described, and God tells Moses the rules for building cities for asylum for those who have killed, and the rules regarding murder, when someone is to be killed or held (35). The heads of Gilead ask Moses and Eleazar about the allotment of land to the Israelites and the heritage of Zelophedah and his daughters, and Moses commands that every daughter who inherits property shall marry someone in her own ancestral tibe in order to keep possessions in the heritage (36). The end.

Reflections:
I think it's interesting to see the use of asylums and jails back in the day. Most of the time they are told that murder is to be paid with murder but there are times when people are to be held.