Why does the Torah repeat "al-Pi ha'Goral ... "?
Rashi: To teach us that the Goral actually spoke, 1 thereby demonstrating that the lots worked via Ru'ach ha'Kodesh.
Ramban and Seforno: To teach us that also the families of each tribe received their portion of land via a Goral. 2
Bava Basra, 122a: To teach us that Eretz Yisrael was distributed by means of the Urim ve'Tumim. 3
What are the connotations of the words "Bein Rav li'Me'at"?the fact that Eretz Yisrael
Ramban: It implies that a larger tribe received a larger portion, and a smaller tribe, a smaller portion.
Sifri: It teaches us that the land was divided by assessment - a Beis Kur (of poor-quality land) against a Beis Sa'ah (of superior-quality land). 1
Oznayim la'Torah (citing the Ha'amek Davar): In the event that two people of equal standing inherited two pieces of land which could be divided in two ways, the Goral decided how to divide it.
Bava Basra, 122a: It teaches us that each tribe received its portion according to the Goral, irrespective of whether it received a large portion ? because it was small in number ? or whether it received a small portion ? because it was large in number ? a proof that the Eretz Yisrael was divided according to the tribes and not according to the people. 2
Yerushalmi Yoma, 4:1: It teaches us that ? besides the fact that Eretz Yisrael was divided via Goralos and the Urim ve?Tumim, it was also divided via money (taking into aount the vakue of the land) ? inasmuch as someone who lived closer to Yerushalayim received a smaller portion of land than someone who lived far from Yerushalyim ? ?One Beis Sa?ah in Yehudaah was equivalent to five Beis-Sa?ah in the Galil?. 3
