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This concept is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, reflecting God's provision, justice, and the communal life of His people.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, distribution is frequently associated with the division of land and resources among the tribes of Israel. After the Israelites entered the Promised Land, Joshua was responsible for distributing the land among the twelve tribes (Joshua 13-21). This distribution was not merely a logistical task but a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>).<br><br>The concept of distribution also appears in the laws concerning the Year of Jubilee, where land was to be returned to its original owners every fifty years (<a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Leviticus 25:8-17</a>). This ensured that no family would permanently lose their inheritance, reflecting God's concern for justice and equity.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, distribution takes on a communal and charitable aspect, particularly in the early Church. The Book of Acts describes how the early Christians shared their possessions and distributed resources to those in need. <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a> states, "There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need."<br><br>The appointment of the seven deacons in <a href="/acts/6.htm">Acts 6:1-6</a> was a response to the need for fair distribution of food to the widows, ensuring that the Greek-speaking widows were not overlooked in the daily distribution. This event highlights the importance of equitable distribution and the role of church leadership in managing resources.<br><br><b>Spiritual and Theological Implications</b><br><br>Distribution in the Bible is not merely about material goods but also involves the distribution of spiritual gifts. The Apostle Paul speaks of the distribution of spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit for the edification of the Church (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-4.htm">1 Corinthians 12:4-11</a>). Each believer receives gifts according to God's sovereign will, emphasizing the diversity and unity within the body of Christ.<br><br>Furthermore, the principle of distribution reflects God's character as a provider and sustainer. Jesus' feeding of the five thousand (<a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Matthew 14:13-21</a>) and the four thousand (<a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Matthew 15:32-39</a>) are miraculous examples of divine distribution, where limited resources are multiplied to meet the needs of the people.<br><br><b>Practical Application</b><br><br>The biblical principle of distribution calls believers to practice generosity, stewardship, and justice. Christians are encouraged to share their resources with those in need, reflecting the love and provision of God. The Apostle Paul exhorts the church in <a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Galatians 6:10</a> , "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith."<br><br>In summary, distribution in the Bible encompasses the sharing of land, resources, and spiritual gifts, underscoring themes of justice, community, and divine provision. It challenges believers to live out their faith through acts of generosity and stewardship, mirroring the character of God in their daily lives.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate among heirs or children.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Separation into parts or classes; arrangement of anything into parts; disposition; classification.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) That which is distributed.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A resolving a whole into its parts.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3311.htm"><span class="l">3311. merismos -- a dividing, <b>distribution</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a dividing, <b>distribution</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: merismos<br> Phonetic Spelling: (mer-is-mos') Short Definition: a <b>distribution</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3311.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1243.htm"><span class="l">1243. diairesis -- a division</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: diairesis Phonetic Spelling:<br> (dee-ah'-ee-res-is) Short Definition: division, <b>distribution</b>, difference, distinction <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1243.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2596.htm"><span class="l">2596. kata -- down, against, according to</span></a> <br><b>...</b> In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes<br> opposition, <b>distribution</b>, or intensity. (kath) -- 61 Occurrences. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2596.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/1266.htm"><span class="l">1266. diamerizo -- to distribute, to divide</span></a> <br><b>...</b> cloven, divided. From dia and merizo; to partition thoroughly (literally in<br> <b>distribution</b>, figuratively in dissension) -- cloven, divide, part. see GREEK dia. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1266.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1909.htm"><span class="l">1909. epi -- on, upon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order,<br> etc.), as a relation of <b>distribution</b> (with the genitive case), ie Over, upon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1909.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/2842.htm"><span class="l">2842. koinonia -- fellowship</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ie (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction --<br> (to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)<b>distribution</b>, fellowship. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2842.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2818.htm"><span class="l">2818. kleronomos -- an heir</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Lot-casting determined land allotments (<b>distribution</b>) related to inheritance, as<br> well as to "title-deeds, legacy, inheritance, heritable estate" ().]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2818.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4985.htm"><span class="l">4985. somatikos -- bodily</span></a> <br><b>...</b> from 4983 , "body") -- (used only in Col 2:9). It refers to "Christ's of the ('fullness<br> of God'), as contrasted with its supposed <b>distribution</b> through other <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4985.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2515.htm"><span class="l">2515. chaluqqah -- part, portion</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from chalaq Definition part, portion NASB Word Usage division (1). division.<br> Feminine of challuq; a <b>distribution</b> -- division. see HEBREW challuq. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2515.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/peabody/mornings_in_the_college_chapel/l_the_distribution_of_talents.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Distribution</b> of Talents</span></a> <br><b>...</b> L THE <b>DISTRIBUTION</b> OF TALENTS. Matthew xxv.14-30. The parable of the talents takes<br> up the side of life which is not emphasized in the parable of the sower. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/l the distribution of talents.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_3_varros_distribution_of_his.htm"><span class="l">Varro's <b>Distribution</b> of his Book which He Composed Concerning the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book VI. Chapter 3."Varro's <b>Distribution</b> of His Book Which He Composed<br> Concerning the Antiquities of Human and Divine Things. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 3 varros distribution of his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_apparel_of_women/chapter_ix_gods_distribution_must_regulate.htm"><span class="l">God's <b>Distribution</b> must Regulate Our Desires, Otherwise we Become <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book I. Chapter IX."God's <b>Distribution</b> Must Regulate Our Desires, Otherwise<br> We Become the Prey of Ambition and Its Attendant Evils. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../on the apparel of women/chapter ix gods distribution must regulate.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cotton/the_keyes_of_the_kingdom_of_heaven_and_power_thereof/chap_ii_of_the_distribution.htm"><span class="l">Of the <b>Distribution</b> of the Keys, and their Power, or of the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> II. Of the <b>Distribution</b> of the Keys, and their power, or of the severall sorts thereof.<br> THE ordinary <b>Distribution</b> of the keys is wont to be thus delivered. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chap ii of the distribution.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lowe/gods_answers/chapter_viii_1879-1880_experiences_among.htm"><span class="l">1879-1880. Experiences among Indians --Picnic in the Bush <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER VIII. 1879-1880. Experiences among Indians"Picnic in the Bush"<b>Distribution</b><br> of Testaments""Till He come"""A Home and a hearty Welcome.". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lowe/gods answers/chapter viii 1879-1880 experiences among.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/ad_nationes/chapter_ix_the_power_of_rome.htm"><span class="l">The Power of Rome Romanized Aspect of all the Heathen Mythology. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book II. Chapter IX."The Power of Rome Romanized Aspect of All the Heathen<br> Mythology. Varro's Threefold <b>Distribution</b> Criticised. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/ad nationes/chapter ix the power of rome.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/chapter_xliv_of_their_reception_by.htm"><span class="l">Of their Reception by the Notary Marianus; the <b>Distribution</b> of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book IV. Chapter XLIV."Of their Reception by the Notary Marianus; the<br> <b>Distribution</b> of Money to the Poor; and Offerings to the Church. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xliv of their reception by.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_two_species_of_justice.htm"><span class="l">Whether Two Species of Justice are Suitably Assigned, viz. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> ii, 15): "He who receives becomes worse, and the more ready to expect that he will<br> receive again." Therefore <b>distribution</b> does not belong to any species of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether two species of justice.htm</font><p><a href="/library/scholasticus/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_scholasticus/chapter_xviii_reformation_of_abuses_at.htm"><span class="l">Reformation of Abuses at Rome by the Emperor Theodosius.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> them was the following: there were buildings of immense magnitude, erected in ancient<br> Rome in former times, in which bread was made for <b>distribution</b> among the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xviii reformation of abuses at.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arminius/the_works_of_james_arminius_vol_3/twenty-sixth_proposition_of_arminius.htm"><span class="l">Twenty-Sixth Proposition of Arminius</span></a> <br><b>...</b> TWENTY-SIXTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS. Fifthly, because, according to it, the decree<br> is equivocal, and true only on condition of a <b>distribution</b> of its terms. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the works of james arminius vol 3/twenty-sixth proposition of arminius.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/distribution.htm"><span class="l"><b>Distribution</b> (32 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning<br> among several or many; apportionment; as, the <b>distribution</b> of an estate <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/distribution.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/distributed.htm"><span class="l">Distributed (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB WEY DBY RSV). Acts 4:35 and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and<br><b>distribution</b> was being made to each according as any one had need. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/distributed.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/heritages.htm"><span class="l">Heritages (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Joshua 13:32 These are the heritages of which Moses made <b>distribution</b> in the lowlands<br> of Moab, on the other side of Jordan in Jericho, to the east. (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/heritages.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/distribute.htm"><span class="l">Distribute (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (vt) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.<br> 7. (vi) To make <b>distribution</b>. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/distribute.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/numbers.htm"><span class="l">Numbers (136 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> LITERARY STRUCTURE 1. Alleged Grounds of <b>Distribution</b> 2. Objections to Same (1)<br> Hypothesis Unproved (2) Written Record Not Impossible (3) No Book Ever Thus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/numbers.htm - 71k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/decision.htm"><span class="l">Decision (174 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 26:55 But let the <b>distribution</b> of the land be made by the decision of the<br> Lord: by the names of the tribes of their fathers let their heritage be given <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/decision.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/record.htm"><span class="l">Record (71 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Joshua 18:4 Take from among you three men from every tribe; and I will send them<br> to go through the land and make a record of it for <b>distribution</b> as their <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/record.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/raven.htm"><span class="l">Raven (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> A bird of such universal <b>distribution</b> that it is known from Iceland to Japan, all<br> over Asia, Europe and Africa, but almost extinct and not of general <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/raven.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/deacon.htm"><span class="l">Deacon (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> This jealousy early appeared in the Christian community. It was alleged by the<br> Hellenists that their widows were overlooked in the daily <b>distribution</b> of alms. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deacon.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dispensation.htm"><span class="l">Dispensation (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) The act of dealing out; <b>distribution</b>; allocation; often used of the<br><b>distribution</b> of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dispensation.htm - 11k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Prochorus-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Prochorus in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-Socialism.html">What is Christian Socialism? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Hellenistic-Jews.html">Who were the Hellenistic Jews in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/distribution.htm">Distribution: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Distribution (32 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/4-35.htm">Acts 4:35</a></span><br />and laid them at the apostles' feet, and <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> was made to each, according as anyone had need.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Acts 6:1</a></span><br />Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of food every day.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/6-2.htm">Acts 6:2</a></span><br />And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of food.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-13.htm">2 Corinthians 9:13</a></span><br />Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> unto them, and unto all men;<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/2-4.htm">Hebrews 2:4</a></span><br />And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.<br /><span class="source">(BBE DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">1 Peter 4:10</a></span><br />Making <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Genesis 10:5</a></span><br />From these came the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the isles of the nations, according to their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Genesis 10:32</a></span><br />These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the nations on the earth after the flood.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Numbers 26:55</a></span><br />But let the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the land be made by the decision of the Lord: by the names of the tribes of their fathers let their heritage be given them. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-56.htm">Numbers 26:56</a></span><br />As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> be made between those who are more in number and those who are less.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Numbers 33:54</a></span><br />And you will take up your heritage in the land by the decision of the Lord, to every family its part; the greater the family the greater its heritage, and the smaller the family the smaller will be its heritage; wherever the decision of the Lord gives to any man his part, that will be his; <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> will be made to you by your fathers' tribes.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/34-17.htm">Numbers 34:17</a></span><br />These are the names of the men who are to make the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the land among you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/34-18.htm">Numbers 34:18</a></span><br />And you are to take one chief from every tribe to make the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the land. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/34-29.htm">Numbers 34:29</a></span><br />These are they to whom the Lord gave orders to make the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the heritage among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/36-2.htm">Numbers 36:2</a></span><br />And said, The Lord gave orders to my lord to make <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the land as their heritage to the children of Israel: and my lord was ordered by the Lord to give the heritage of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/13-32.htm">Joshua 13:32</a></span><br />These are the heritages of which Moses made <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> in the lowlands of Moab, on the other side of Jordan in Jericho, to the east.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4</a></span><br />Take from among you three men from every tribe; and I will send them to go through the land and make a record of it for <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> as their heritage; then let them come back to me. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6</a></span><br />And you are to have the land marked out in seven parts, and come back to me with the record; and I will make the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> for you here by the decision of the Lord our God.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Joshua 18:8</a></span><br />So the men got up and went; and Joshua gave orders to those who went, to make a record of the land, saying, Go up and down through the land, and make a record of it and come back here to me, and I will make the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> for you here by the decision of the Lord in Shiloh.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua 18:10</a></span><br />And Joshua made the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> for them in Shiloh by the decision of the Lord, marking out the land for the children of Israel by their divisions.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/19-49.htm">Joshua 19:49</a></span><br />So the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the land and its limits was complete; and the children of Israel gave Joshua, the son of Nun, a heritage among them;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/19-51.htm">Joshua 19:51</a></span><br />These are the heritages which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel gave out at Shiloh, by the decision of the Lord, at the door of the Tent of meeting. So the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the land was complete.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/21-10.htm">Joshua 21:10</a></span><br />These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/18-1.htm">Judges 18:1</a></span><br />In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the Danites were looking for a heritage for themselves, to be their living-place; for up to that time no <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of land had been made to them among the tribes of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">1 Chronicles 24:3</a></span><br />And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, made <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of them into their positions for their work.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-14.htm">2 Chronicles 31:14</a></span><br />And Kore, the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the east door, had control of the offerings freely given to God, and the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Nehemiah 9:22</a></span><br />And you gave them kingdoms and peoples, making <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> to them in every part of the land: so they took for their heritage the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og, king of Bashan.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/13-13.htm">Nehemiah 13:13</a></span><br />And I made controllers over the store-houses, Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and with them was Hanan, the son of Zaccur the son of Mattaniah: they were taken to be true men and their business was the <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of these things to their brothers.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1</a></span><br />And when you are making a <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of the land, by the decision of the Lord, for your heritage, you are to make an offering to the Lord of a part of the land as holy: it is to be twenty-five thousand long and twenty thousand wide: all the land inside these limits is to be holy.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22</a></span><br />And you are to make a <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> of it, by the decision of the Lord, for a heritage to you and to the men from other lands who are living among you and who have children in your land: they will be the same to you as if they were Israelites by birth, they will have their heritage with you among the tribes of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Ezekiel 48:29</a></span><br />This is the land of which <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> is to be made by the decision of the Lord, among the tribes of Israel for their heritage, and these are their heritages, says the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/11-24.htm">Daniel 11:24</a></span><br />Against fertile places, and will make waste a part of the country; and he will do what his fathers have not done, or his fathers' fathers; he will make <span class="boldtext">distribution</span> among them of goods taken in war and by force, and of property: he will even make designs against the strong places for a time.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/distribution.htm">Distribution</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/distribution.htm">Distribution (32 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/joint-witness.htm">Joint-witness (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/distributor.htm">Distributor (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gift.htm">Gift (148 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/besides.htm">Besides (178 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/acts.htm">Acts (271 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/d/distributing.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Distributing"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Distributing" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/d/distribution_among_the_levitical_clans.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Distribution Among the Levitical Clans"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Distribution Among the Levitical Clans" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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