John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:17
The plain also, and Jordan ,.... The plain by Jordan, the plains of Moab on the side of it, together with the river: and the coast thereof ; the country adjoining to it: from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea ; that is, from Gennesaret, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, called the land of Gennesaret, Matthew 14:34 , from thence to the sea of Sodom, the sea of the plain, where the cities of the plain stood, Sodom, Gomorrah, &c.; and the salt... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20
Having shown how this country which they were now in was conquered, in these verses he shows how it was settled upon the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which we had the story of before, Num. 32:1-42 Here is the rehearsal. 1. Moses specifies the particular parts of the country that were allotted to each tribe, especially the distribution of the lot to the half tribe of Manasseh, the subdividing of which tribe is observable. Joseph was divided into Ephraim and Manasseh;... read more