Numbers 32:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Jazer - Compare the marginal reference. This district, although included in the land of Gilead, seems to have had special attractions for th…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad ... — These tribes had occupied a contiguous position in their encampm…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad. In this narrative we see, as if in a mirror, that while each individual is overly atte…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very
great multitude of cattle

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Here is a proposal made by the Reubenites and Gadites, that the land recently conquered might be allotted to them. Two things common in the world m…

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