a decree went out from Caesar Augustus

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Apr 10: Joshua 14-16; Acts 19

Joshua 16: The inheritance of Ephraim and west Manasseh, land to Ephraim

‘The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. ‘ Joshua 16:1 https://www.bible.com/bible/59/JOS.16.1

‘but the hill country shall be yours, for though it is a forest, you shall clear it and possess it to its farthest borders. For you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.” ‘ Joshua 17:18 https://www.bible.com/bible/59/JOS.17.18

  • Joshua 18: The allotments of remaining land, Land to Benjamin, the town given to Benjamin

‘Then the boundary passes on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-hoglah. And the boundary ends at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this is the southern border. ‘ Joshua 18:19 https://www.bible.com/bible/59/JOS.18.19

  • Luke 2: The birth of Jesus, the shepherds and angels, Jesus present in the temple, the boy Jesus at the temple.

‘In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. ‘ Luke 2:1 https://www.bible.com/bible/59/LUK.2.1