The men went on their way to map out the land after Joshua had given them these instructions: "Go all over the land and map it out, and come back to me. And then here in Shiloh I will consult the LORD for you by drawing lots."

Joshua drew lots to consult the LORD for them, and assigned each of the remaining tribes of Israel a certain part of the land.

As the LORD had commanded Moses, the territories of the nine and one-half tribes west of the Jordan were determined by drawing lots.

Divide the land by drawing lots, and give a large share to a large tribe and a small one to a small tribe."

(SEE 26:54)

Divide the land among the various tribes and clans by drawing lots, giving a large piece of property to a large clan and a small one to a small clan.

So Moses said to the Israelites, "This is the land that you will receive by drawing lots, the land that the LORD has assigned to the nine and one-half tribes.

"I will give you the land of Canaan," he said. "It will be your own possession."

People cast lots to learn God's will, but God himself determines the answer.

If two powerful people are opposing each other in court, casting lots can settle the issue.

He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan and made his people the owners of the land.