Commentary for Bava Batra 243:6

וחוזר ומכוין ברוח הקדש ואומר נפתלי עולה ותחום גינוסר עולה עמו טרף בקלפי של שבטים ועלה בידו נפתלי טרף בקלפי של תחומין ועלה בידו תחום גינוסר וכן כל שבט ושבט

there will he no single individual who will not possess [land] in mountain, lowland and valley; for it is said, The gate of Reuben one; the gate of Judah one; the gate of Levi one.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XLVIII, 31, implying that all will have shares equal in all respects, even in the city of Jerusalem itself. ');">¹⁶</span> The Holy One, blessed be He, Himself, [will] divide it among them; for it is said, And these are their portions saith the Lord God'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XLVIII, 29. God himself will, thus, allot to each one his share. ');">¹⁷</span> At all events, it was taught [here] that, at first, [the land] was only divided among twelve tribes, [from which it] may be inferred that the division was in accordance with [the number of] the tribes. This proves it.

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