Joshua 21:38

38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

Joshua 21:38 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:38

And out of the tribe of Gad
Which also, as that of Reuben, lay on the other side Jordan:

Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs;
of which see ( Joshua 20:8 ) ;

[to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;
and is the sixth and last city of refuge in this account:

and Mahanaim with her suburbs;
here it was the angels met Jacob, which gave rise to the name of the place, ( Genesis 32:1 Genesis 32:2 ) ; afterwards a city was built here, and was on the borders of the tribe of Gad, and belonged to it, ( Joshua 13:26 ) ; mention is made of it in other places, ( 2 Samuel 2:8 ) ( 1 Kings 2:8 ) .

Joshua 21:38 In-Context

36 From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

39 Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

40 In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.