The very fact that God has promised Israel the land of Canaan, with its abundant natural resources, demonstrates his commitment to providing the blessings of the material world as a pre-eminent, good gift for his people (see, e.g., Num. 14:8; Deut. 6:3; 8:18). Numbers 26:52–56 further demonstrates the principle that all families and clans should receive an allotment of property proportionate to their size. In other words, ‘to a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to