Joshua 13:11

11 and ¹Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;

Joshua 13:11 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 13:11

And Gilead
The land of Gilead, which was part of the kingdom of Og, half of which was given to Reuben, and the other half to Gad:

and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites;
of which see ( Deuteronomy 3:14 ) ;

and all Mount Hermon;
called also Sirion, Shenir, and Sion, ( Deuteronomy 3:9 ) ( 4:48 ) ;

and all Bashan unto Salcah;
another part of the dominions of Og, ( Deuteronomy 3:10 ) .

Joshua 13:11 In-Context

9 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, with the city which is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba, as far as Dibon;

10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the sons of Ammon;

11 and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;

12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone was left of the remnant of the Rephaim ); for Moses struck them and dispossessed them.

13 But the sons of Israel did not dispossess the Geshurites or the Maacathites; for Geshur and Maacath live among Israel until this day.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 37:25; Numbers 32:29; Joshua 13:25; Joshua 17:5

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "border"