Josué 22:10

10 Las tribus del oriente edifican un altar
Sin embargo, mientras todavía estaban en Canaán, los hombres de Rubén, de Gad y de la media tribu de Manasés se detuvieron al llegar a un lugar llamado Gelilot,
cerca del río Jordán, para construir un altar grande e imponente.

Josué 22:10 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 22:10

And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that [are] in
the land of Canaan
To the banks of it, or the sand heaps, some take the word to signify, which were thrown up to restrain the waters from overflowing; some by Geliloth understand a place so called; and Jerom ^F7 says it was near Jordan in the tribe of Benjamin: but rather the word signifies the meanders, windings, and turnings, of the river {h}; and such circuits and compasses it fetched near Jericho, as the same writer ^F9 observes, where we may suppose these tribes went over, and at a place where the river jetted out into the land of Canaan:

the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, built there an altar
by Jordan;
or "then"; that is, when they had passed over the river into their own country, for which Josephus is express ^F11; and certain it is, that the altar was built not on the Canaan side of Jordan, but on the opposite side, as is clear from ( Joshua 22:11 ) : and indeed they had no right to build on any other ground than their own; and they pitched upon a spot where the river jetted out into the land of Canaan, as most proper to erect it on, to be a witness, that though separated from the rest of the Israelites by the river Jordan, yet were a part of them, and had a right to join them in the service of God, and bring their sacrifices to the altar of God in the tabernacle, as more fully appears in some after verses:

a great altar to see to;
built up very high, so that it might be seen at a great distance.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 De loc. Heb. fol. 92. C.
F8 Vid. Gusset. Ebr. Comment. p. 170, 573. Reland. Palestin. Illustrat. tom. 1. l. 1. c. 43. p. 274, 279.
F9 Ut supra, (De loc. Heb. fol. 92.) G.
F11 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 26.

Josué 22:10 In-Context

8 les dijo: «Vuelvan a sus hogares con toda la riqueza que tomaron de sus enemigos: las numerosas manadas de animales, la plata, el oro, el bronce y el hierro, y la enorme cantidad de ropa. Compartan el botín con sus parientes».

9 Entonces los hombres de Rubén, de Gad y de la media tribu de Manasés dejaron al resto del pueblo de Israel en Silo, en la tierra de Canaán. Emprendieron el viaje de regreso a su propia tierra de Galaad, el territorio que les pertenecía de acuerdo con el mandato que el Señor
había dado por medio de Moisés.

10 Las tribus del oriente edifican un altar
Sin embargo, mientras todavía estaban en Canaán, los hombres de Rubén, de Gad y de la media tribu de Manasés se detuvieron al llegar a un lugar llamado Gelilot,
cerca del río Jordán, para construir un altar grande e imponente.

11 Entonces el resto de Israel oyó que los hombres de Rubén, de Gad y de la media tribu de Manasés habían construido un altar en Gelilot, a orillas de la tierra de Canaán, en el lado occidental del río Jordán.

12 Entonces toda la comunidad de Israel se reunió en Silo y se preparó para salir a la guerra contra ellos.