On this side Jordan.— Better, Along the side or bank of Jordan. (See Note on chapter 32:19.)

The two tribes and the half tribe
The tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh:

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Canaan was of small extent; as it is bounded here, it is only about 160 miles in length and about 50 in breadth; yet this was the country promised …