VerseProcopius of Gaza, 6th c. — CATENA ON THE OCTATEUCH, ON NUMBERS 34:17 Read all of Numbers 34 →
Numbers 34:17
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“He places the priest before the leader, since the priest comes closer to God.”
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17These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
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15The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
— Numbers 34:17 —
18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
19And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.