John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 18:7

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But the Levites have no part among you, etc.] And so needed not to send any men out of their tribe to measure the land on their account, and is a reason why the remaining part of the land was to be divided into seven parts only: for the priesthood of the Lord [is] his inheritance; not only the office, but what appertained to it, all the perquisites of it, the tithes, firstfruits, parts of the sacrifices, etc. (see <061314>Joshua 13:14); and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them; and so had no share in the division of the land of Canaan, being sufficiently provided for.

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