#204 | Joshua ch.15 - National Lottery

From The Tanakh Podcast: R Alex Israel by R Alex Israel.

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As the opening verse of our chapter indicates, the tribal portions (Nechalot) were assigned by a lottery.

But let's look at Bamidbar 26:53-33 where we are instructed to calculate the tribal portions by the size of the tribal population.

Is this a calculation or a random lottery? And ... how did the tribes determine where they were to be situated geographically?