Guiding Questions: Joshua 19

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. Joshua 19:1 indicates that the Simeonites had their portion “in the midst of the portion of Judah.” What would this mean?
  2. In Joshua 19:5, there is a reference to “Bet Hamarkavot.” What did that reflect in terms of this particular location?
  3. Does the description of Simeon’s “property” indicate a substantial domain?
  4. And, what does it imply as to the numbers and influence of the Simeonites at the time that this passage was written?
  5. Joshua 19:49 indicates that the family of Joshua, as such, was given a “portion” as an independent political entity. Why would this have been done?
  6. In Joshua 19:51, in describing the “authorities” who supervise the distribution of the land, to whom/what office is priority given? And, according to this passage, where was the “tent of meeting” positioned?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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