A land lottery is a method of allocating

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or the right to occupy land by lot. Some examples are: * Moses' allocation of

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territory to the

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tribes by lot, as mandated in

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26:55 and 33:54 and effected by his successor

Joshua Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

13:6. * The

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held between 1805 and 1833 * The allocation of land in the former Kiowa-Comanche and

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reservation in

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on August 6, 1901. * The allocation of reclaimed land at

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, to returning

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homesteaders after World War II. It is reported that prospective settlers' names were drawn from a pickle jar because the number of applicants was greater than the number of homesteads available.

Israelite land lottery

combines allocation of land by lot with a distribution system allocating territory according to each tribe's adult male population size. The '' Pulpit Commentary'' suggests that the community "probably employed stones, differing in shape or colour, or having some distinguishing mark", which were "placed in a vessel or in the fold of a garment, and drawn or shaken thence", with the outcome being interpreted as a divine decision.Proverbs 16:33 - "The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD."

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