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The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land: they increased from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon.
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Manasseh's Expansive Territory
Commentators unanimously explain that this verse describes the vast territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh. Their population and influence grew, allowing them to expand from Bashan in the south to the prominent Mount Hermon range in the north. The specific names—Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon—likely refer to different peaks or sections of this same major mountain system.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
“Baal-Hermon,” “Senir” (Deuteronomy 3:9), and “Mount Hermon” are not so much three names for the one great snow-clad eminence where the…
19th Century
Anglican
The sons of half-Manasseh "in the land" east of Jordan. The translation should be: And the children ... dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto Baa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land Not in the land of t…
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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…