Deuteronomy 3:13

13 To half the tribe of Manasseh I assigned the rest of Gilead and also all of Bashan, where Og had ruled, that is, the entire Argob region." (Bashan was known as the land of the Rephaim.

Deuteronomy 3:13 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 3:13

And the rest of Gilead
The other half of the mount, with the cities belonging to it:

and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of
Manasseh;
see ( Numbers 32:33 )

all the region of Argob, with all Bashan;
the region of Trachonitis, in Bashan; see ( Deuteronomy 3:4 ) ,

which was called the land of giants;
or of Rephaim; this Jarchi says is the country of the Rephaim given to Abraham, ( Genesis 15:20 ) .

Deuteronomy 3:13 In-Context

11 (King Og was the last of the Rephaim. His coffin, made of stone, was six feet wide and almost fourteen feet long, according to standard measurements. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)

12 "When we took possession of the land, I assigned to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory north of the town of Aroer near the Arnon River and part of the hill country of Gilead, along with its towns.

13 To half the tribe of Manasseh I assigned the rest of Gilead and also all of Bashan, where Og had ruled, that is, the entire Argob region." (Bashan was known as the land of the Rephaim.

14 Jair, from the tribe of Manasseh, took the entire region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of Geshur and Maacah. He named the villages after himself, and they are still known as the villages of Jair.)

15 "I assigned Gilead to the clan of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh.