These are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed to them,
The dignitaries who conducted the casting of lots were Eleazar, Joshua, and the twelve princes.  "These heads or princes were twelve in number, Joshua and Eleazar included  (Numbers 34:19-29)."[8]  We should also note that Caleb himself was also in this list of princes  (Numbers 34:19).  Plummer stated that: