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Joshua 13:29-31

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29 And Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was allotted to the half-tribe of the people of Manasseh according to their clans.
30 Their region extended from 1Mahanaim, through all Bashan, the whole kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all 2the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities,
31 and half Gilead, and 3Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. These were allotted to the people of 4Machir the son of Manasseh for the half of the people of Machir according to their clans.
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Joshua 13:29-31 Meaning and Commentary

\\INTRODUCTION JOSHUA 13\\

In this chapter Joshua is informed by the Lord, or put in mind, that
part of the land of Canaan remained unconquered, and which it was; and
is directed to divide the whole land among the nine tribes, and the
half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 13:1-9; and since the two tribes of Reuben
and Gad, and the other half tribe of Manasseh, had received their
inheritance on the other side Jordan, Jos 13:8; that is described in
general, Jos 13:9-14; and, then the particular portion of Reuben,
Jos 13:15-23; and of Gad, Jos 13:24-28; and of the half tribe of
Manasseh, Jos 13:29-33.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 4

  • 1. See ver. 26
  • 2. Numbers 32:41; 1 Chronicles 2:23; [Deuteronomy 3:14]
  • 3. Joshua 12:4
  • 4. Joshua 17:1; Numbers 32:39, 40
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