Land lottery

A land lottery is a method of allocating land ownership or the right to occupy land by lot.
Some examples are:
Israelite land lottery.
 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", with the outcome being interpreted as a divine decision.