And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof ,.... As their border eastward was Aroer on the river Arnon, so their border westward was the river Jordan: this was the inheritance of the children of Reuben, after their families, the cities and the villages thereof ; which Moses gave them on the other side Jordan; and next follow an account of the inheritance of the tribe of Gad in those parts. read more
And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad ,.... On the other side Jordan, as he did to Reuben: even unto the children of Gad, according to their families : according to the number and largeness of them, dividing to each their part and portion. read more
And their coast was Jazer ,.... Their southern coast; of Jazer, see Numbers 21:32 ; where it is called Jaazer, and is mentioned in Isaiah 16:8 ; and in Jeremiah 48:32 , where it is spoken of as a city of Moab, as it was in the days of those prophets: and all the cities of Gilead ; which lay in those parts, for the whole was not given to this tribe, half of Gilead was given to the half tribe of Manasseh, Joshua 13:31 , and half the land of the children of Ammon ; not what then... read more
And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim ,.... This was their coast from the south to the north, and so describes their eastern border, which reached from Heshbon, given to the tribe of Reuben, Joshua 13:7 ; to these places mentioned; Ramathmizpeh, the same with Ramothgilead, which Jerom F15 De loc. Heb. fol. 99. A. says was a village in his time, and lay two miles from Philadelphia or Rabbath before mentioned, to the east; it should be to the west; of Betonim we nowhere else... read more
And in the valley, Betharam ,.... The same with Bethharan; see Gill on Numbers 32:36 , and Bethnimrah ; sometimes called Nimrah, Numbers 32:3 ; near to which were some waters, called the waters of Nimrim, Isaiah 15:6 ; It was in Jerom's F16 De loc. Heb. fol. 93. I. time a large village; it seems to have its name from leopards, which perhaps had their haunts hereabout: and Succoth : the place where Jacob pitched his tent after he had passed over Jabbok; it is called in the... read more
This is the inheritance of the children of Gad, after their families ,.... As described in Joshua 13:27 , the cities and their villages ; the cities given them, some of which are mentioned by name, and the villages adjacent and belonging to them were included in them. read more
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh ,.... Whether at their request or of himself, there being land enough for them, and the two tribes of Gad and Reuben, is not certain: and this is the possession of the half tribe of Manasseh, by their families ; which is after related and described. read more
And their coast was from Mahanaim ,.... A place in the tribe of Gad, Joshua 13:26 ; which was the boundary of the half tribe that way: all Bashan ; so famous for its oxen, and for pasturage for them, and for its oaks, called by Josephus Batanea: all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan ; which, besides Bashan, took in the kingdom of Argob or Trachonitis, half the land of Gilead, all which was possessed by the half tribe of Manasseh: see Deuteronomy 3:13 , and all the towns of,... read more
And half Gilead ,.... The other half not given to the Gadites, who had that half of it which Sihon possessed, and the tribe of Manasseh that half of it which Og possessed, see Deuteronomy 3:12 , and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan ; which are particularly mentioned, because royal cities, Joshua 13:10 ; see Deuteronomy 1:4 , were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh ; and who was his only son; however, to his posterity only was... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 13:7-33
Here we have, I. Orders given to Joshua to assign to each tribe its portion of this land, including that which was yet unsubdued, which must be brought into the lot, in a believing confidence that it should be conquered when Israel was multiplied so as to have occasion for it (Josh. 13:7): Now divide this land. Joshua thought all must be conquered before any must be divided. ?No,? said, God, ?there is as much conquered as will serve your turn for the present; divide this, and make your best of... read more