And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben [inheritance] according to their families. ] According to the number of them, and sufficient for them.
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But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
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Moses did not assign any allotment of land to the tribe of Levi. Instead, as the LORD had promised them, their allotment came from the offerings burned on the altar to the LORD, the God of Israel.
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Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Reuben.
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Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba.
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It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,