And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
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Interpretation
This country was settled on the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: see Nu. Moses repeats the condition of the grant to which they agreed.
Glossary
- Bashan Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.
- Argob Place
- Stony heap, an “island,” as it has been called, of rock about 30 miles by 20, rising 20 or 30 feet above the table-land of Bashan. Modern identification: Argob.
- Gilead Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.