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To the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave from Gilead even to the valley of the Arnon, the middle of the valley, and the border [of it], even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

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God's Precise Provision

Commentators like Barnes and Gill clarify the precise geographical boundaries of the land given to the Reubenites and Gadites. The territory stretched from the Arnon river in the south to the Jabbok river in the north. This detailed description highlights the orderliness and specificity of God's provision for His people.

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Deuteronomy

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Deuteronomy 3:16

18th Century

Theologian

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

On Deuteronomy 3:13–17

19th Century

Bishop

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

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 3:16

17th Century

Pastor

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

I gave from Gilead ev…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 3:12–20

17th Century

Minister

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…