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and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;
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Mapping God's Promise
This verse lists specific territories east of the Jordan River that were part of the inheritance for two and a half tribes. Commentators explain that these areas, including Gilead, Mount Hermon, and Bashan, were formerly parts of the kingdom of Og, which Israel had conquered under Moses. The detailed list serves as a formal, historical record of God's fulfilled promise to give His people the land.
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Presbyterian
The writer adds to the command of God (Joshua 13:1–7) a statement that the other two and a half tribes had already had their inheritanc…
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Reformed Baptist
And Gilead The land of Gilead, which was part of the kingdom of Og, half of which was given to Reuben, and the other…
The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that each person should know what belongs to them, and not take what belongs to an…
