Joshua 13:26

And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

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Interpretation

The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's.

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This thought runs through Joshua 13:22-26.

Heshbon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.
Betonim Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Batneh.
Debir Place: No pasture, ( 2 Sam. 17:27 ), a town in Gilead not far from Mahanaim, north of the Jabbok (9:4, 5). It is probably identical with Debir ( Josh. 13:26 ). Modern identification: Umm ed Debar.
Mahanaim Place: Two camps, a place near the Jabbok, beyond Jordan, where Jacob was met by the “angels of God,” and where he divided his retinue into “two hosts” on his return from Padan-aram ( Gen. 32:2 ). Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi.
Ramath-mizpeh Place: The height of Mizpeh or of the watch-tower ( Josh. 13:26 ), a place mentioned as one of the limits of Gad. There were two Mizpehs on the east of the Jordan. Modern identification: Jel‘ad.