To: pastorpete AT email.com, b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: "by lot"
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 19:34:32 EST
In a message dated 12/9/2001 10:03:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, pastorpete AT email.com writes:
In Joshua some of the tribes were allotted their territories "by lot". In 1 Samuel, Saul was selected as king "by lot". Can anyone tell me where I can find any information about how this process worked?
You might try reading WILL OF GOD IN THE OT in the Anchor Bible Dictionary.