And of Gad, he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad. God knows how to enlarge his people, give them more grace, more gifts, more opportu…

And he provided the first part for himself.³²² Others translate it not badly as the first-fruits. Jerome’s rendering, …

And he provided a first part for himself
That is, the portion of the land of Sihon and Og, as Jarchi rightly interpr…

The order in which the tribes are blessed here is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in gene…