So the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. An Altar by the Jordan
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Gilead - Here used in the widest sense for the whole trans-Jordanic district.
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the
half tribe of Manasseh, returned
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Joshua dismisses the tribes with good counsel. Those who have the commandment have it in vain unless they do the commandment. Moreover, it will not…
Albert Barnes
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