And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
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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.
Read with
This thought runs through Deuteronomy 3:14-17.
Glossary
- Valley of the Arnon Place
- Biblical valley. Modern identification: Wadi Mujib.
- Gilead Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.
- Ammon Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- Jabbok Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Zarqa River.