Inheritance of Tribes West of the Jordan: 14:1–5 Joshua 14 introduces the dividing of land west of the Jordan with a summary statement on areas inherited in the land of Canaan (14:1). The phrase “land of Canaan” refers to land west of the Jordan, where the Canaanites live. The narrator repeats the instructions in a concluding summary (19:51). Eleazar, the priest, Joshua, son of Nun, and clan heads (lit. heads of father’s houses) will determine the allotments by casting lots. As the Lord commanded through Moses (14:2, 5), they distribute a tribe’s inheritance by lot, taking into account the names of the ancestors and size of tribe (Num. 26:52–56). The narrator’s introduction stresses that the priest, military leader, and local heads follow instructions from the Lord that came through Moses.…