Land lottery

Some examples are: Numbers 26:52–56 combines allocation of land by lot with a distribution system allocating territory according to each tribe's adult male population size.

The Pulpit Commentary suggests that the community "probably employed stones, differing in shape or colour, or having some distinguishing mark", which were "placed in a vessel or in the fold of a garment, and drawn or shaken thence",[4] with the outcome being interpreted as a divine decision.

[5] The Australian state of Queensland employed land ballots as a way to encourage settlement of marginal agricultural land during the 20th century.

[6] In most cases, only "landless men with limited financial resources were eligible to apply" for the ballot and the winning applicants would acquire an initial leasehold of five to seven years, contingent on their maintaining residence on the land and meeting development criteria.

[7] In Western Australia, the ballot system was used to allocate Crown land in the North-West in the 21st century, with LandCorp conducting random draws from a barrel.