Joshua 17:4

“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.”

"And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father." - Joshua 17:4
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What does Joshua 17:4 mean?

The Bible verse Joshua 17:4 from the King James Version reads as follows: “And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according…

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Inheritance of Faith: Claiming Our Promised Blessings

The verse from Joshua 17:4, "And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an…

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A Prayer for Inheritance and Divine Guidance

Heavenly Father, As I kneel before You in reverence and humility, I am led to reflect on the profound words spoken in Joshua 17:4, "And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us…

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Joshua 17:4 - "And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father."
Joshua 4:17 - "Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan."
"Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan." - Joshua 4:17
Joshua 10:17 - "And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah."
Joshua 17:17 - "And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:"
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Joshua 24:17
Joshua 24:17
Joshua 4:15 - "And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,"
Joshua 4:4 - "Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:"
Joshua 3:1-17
Joshua 6:17-25
Joshua 12:17 - "The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;"
Exodus 17:13 - "And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword."
Joshua 4:20 - "And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal."
Joshua 3:4
Joshua 3:4
"And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying," - Joshua 4:15
"And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah." - Joshua 10:17
Joshua 17:15 - "And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee."
Joshua 19:17 - "¶ And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families."
Joshua 19:4 - "And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,"
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 21:17 - "And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,"
Joshua 4:1 - "And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,"
Joshua 4:14 - "¶ On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life."
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 10:4 - "Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel."
Joshua 4:10 - "¶ For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over."