Numbers 34:15

15 the two tribes and the half-tribe got their inheritance east of Jordan-Jericho, facing 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 Moses then commanded the People of Israel: "This is the land: Divide up the inheritance by lot. God has ordered it to be given to the nine and a half tribes.

14 The tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance;

15 the two tribes and the half-tribe got their inheritance east of Jordan-Jericho, facing the sunrise."

16 God spoke to Moses:

17 "These are the men who will be in charge of distributing the inheritance of the land: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.