Holy Scripture
Numbers 26:55
A church father on this verse
“A lottery takes place to avoid contention and to assure greater certitude and clarity. The source of this rule is the counsel of God. Devout men do not entrust their affairs to blind chance. This is what Paul means when he says, "We have been called to this destiny, predestined according to the mind of him who moves a…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
55The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.
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53To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the names.
54To the greater number thou shalt give the greater inheritance, and to the less number thou shalt give the less inheritance: to each one, as they have been numbered, shall their inheritance be given.
— Numbers 26:55 —
56Thou shalt divide their inheritance by lot between the many and the few.
57And the sons of Levi according to their families; to Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; to Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; to Merari, the family of the Merarites.