Joshua 13:32-33

Joshua 13:32-33

[32] These are the countries which Moses  did distribute for inheritance  in the plains  of Moab,  on the other side  Jordan,  by Jericho,  eastward.  [33] But unto the tribe  of Levi  Moses  gave  not any inheritance:  the LORD  God  of Israel  was their inheritance,  as he said  unto them.

What does Joshua 13:32-33 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The description of this territory ends with a reminder of the Levites" inheritance, who received a special relationship to God rather than a tract of land.
"The two and one-half tribes chose, as Lot did, on the basis of appearance (cf. Genesis 13:10-11), and their inheritance was ultimately lost to them [1]. On the other hand the Levites, requesting no portion, were given an inheritance of abiding spiritual significance." [2]