Numbers 34:15

15 These two and one-half tribes received land east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho."

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 gave this command to the Israelites: "This is the land you will receive. Throw lots to divide it among the nine and one-half tribes, because the Lord commanded that it should be theirs.

14 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh have already received their land.

15 These two and one-half tribes received land east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho."

16 Then the Lord said to Moses,

17 "These are the men who will divide the land: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.