He inhabited - that is, Reuben. Eastward, the Reubenites inhabited the land as far as the commencement of the great Syrian Desert, which ext…

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness. —As their flocks and herds increased, the Reubenites gradually spread ea…

And eastward he inhabited
Either Bela, or the tribe of Reuben:

unto the entering in of the wilder…

This chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seated on the east side of Jordan. They were taken captive by the king of Assyria beca…