Numbers 34:15

15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

Numbers 34:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 34:15

The two tribes and the half tribe
The tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh:

have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho,
eastward, toward the sun rising;
that is, they received the grant of it there, even in the plains of Moab, opposite Jericho, which lay to the east of the land of Canaan.

Numbers 34:15 In-Context

13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.

14 For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.

15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

16 Then the LORD said to Moses,

17 “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.