Skip to content

Bible Verses About Inheritance of Land

This collection includes 50 passages about Inheritance of Land. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.

KJV

This collection is a starting point, not a count of every relevant passage in the Bible.

Scripture Passages

"

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every manโ€™s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

"
"

Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

"
"

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

"
"

And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

"
"

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

"
"

Thus saith the Lord God; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sonsโ€™; it shall be their possession by inheritance.

"
"

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

"
"

And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord.

"
"

And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

"
"

To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

"
"

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

"
"

This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.

"
"

This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God.

"
"

For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

"
"

Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

"
"

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

"
"

And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

"
"

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

"
"

Moreover the prince shall not take of the peopleโ€™s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

"
"

So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

"
"

Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

"
"

The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their fatherโ€™s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

"
"

And they said, The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

"
"

And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

"
"

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

"
"

And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.

"
"

Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God promised him.

"
"

And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.

"
"

And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

"
"

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

"
"

And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.

"
"

And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

"
"

And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

"
"

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.

"
"

Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

"
"

So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

"
"

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

"
"

And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

"
"

In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

"
"

Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

"

Automated topic matches. Check each passage in context. About

This collection includes 50 passages about Inheritance of Land. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.

Read chapter

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I start reading about inheritance of land?

This collection includes 50 passages about Inheritance of Land. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context. Read the surrounding chapter to understand the speaker, audience, and setting before drawing a conclusion.

Does this collection include every relevant passage?

No. This page contains 50 passages as a starting point. A short topic collection is not a complete account of the subject.

Which Bible version is quoted?

The version is shown on each verse card and included when you copy the quotation. Commentary is separate from the Bible text.