Pinchas 26:55 · unit 4 — the land was given to those who left Egypt

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 26:55

The Complete Passuk

אַךְ־בְּגוֹרָל יֵחָלֵק אֶת־הָאָרֶץ לִשְׁמוֹת מַטּוֹת־אֲבֹתָם יִנְחָלוּ׃

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

Chabad.org — 26:55

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Bava Basra 117a-b

Sefaria — Bava Basra 117a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי יֹאשִׁיָּה אוֹמֵר, לְיוֹצְאֵי מִצְרַיִם נִתְחַלְּקָה הָאָרֶץ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לִשְׁמוֹת מַטּוֹת אֲבוֹתָם יִנְחָלוּ… יְרוּשָּׁה הִיא לָכֶם מֵאֲבוֹתֵיכֶם, וּלְיוֹצְאֵי מִצְרַיִם קָאָמַר לְהוּ.

English: It was taught: R. Yoshiyah says, the land was divided for those who left Egypt, as it is said “according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit”… it is an inheritance for you from your fathers, and He said this to those who left Egypt.

Type of Learning

Which generation is the primary heir.

What Is Learned

Title is rooted in the Exodus generation’s ancestral names.