and to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead as far as the valley of the Arnon, with the middle of the valley as a boundary, as far over as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites;

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The sense is that the Reubenites and Gadites were to possess the district from the Jabbok on the north to the Arnon on the south, including the mid…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Compare Numbers 32:33-42, and the Notes on them.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And unto the Reubenites, and unto the Gadites
The tribes of Reuben and Gad:

I gave from Gilead ev…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This country was given to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh (see Numbers 32). Moses repeats the condition of the grant to whi…

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