1 Chronicles 5:11

11 The tribe of Gad lived to the north of Reuben in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah.

1 Chronicles 5:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 5:11

And the children of Gad dwelt over against them
Or by them, the Reubenites; and one part of Gilead was given them between them, and the other to the half tribe of Manasseh:

in the land of Bashan, unto Salcah;
for though all Bashan is said to be given to the half tribe of Manasseh, ( Deuteronomy 3:13 ) yet that is to be understood of the greater part of it; all of that which belonged to Og, but what did not, the Gadites, either from the first, or in later times, inhabited even as far as Salcah, which was one of the cities of Og, ( Deuteronomy 3:10 ) and which Benjamin of Tudela ^F23 makes mention of, being called by the same name in his days.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Itinerar. p. 57.

1 Chronicles 5:11 In-Context

9 They had large herds in the land of Gilead, and so they occupied the land as far east as the desert that stretches all the way to the Euphrates River.

10 In the time of King Saul the tribe of Reuben attacked the Hagrites, killed them in battle, and occupied their land in the eastern part of Gilead.

11 The tribe of Gad lived to the north of Reuben in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah.

12 Joel was the founder of the leading clan, and Shapham of the second most important clan. Janai and Shaphat were founders of other clans in Bashan.

13 The other members of the tribe belonged to the following seven clans: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.