Joshua 13:24-28

Gad's Inheritance

24 To the tribe of the Gadites by their clans, Moses gave

25 this as their territory: Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites to Aroer, near Rabbah;

26 from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;^[a]

27 in the valley:^[b] Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon-the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon. [Their land also included] the Jordan and its territory as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth^[c] on the east side of the Jordan.^[d]

28 This was the inheritance of the Gadites by their clans, with the cities and their villages.

Joshua 13:24-28 Meaning and Commentary

\\INTRODUCTION JOSHUA 13\\

In this chapter Joshua is informed by the Lord, or put in mind, that
part of the land of Canaan remained unconquered, and which it was; and
is directed to divide the whole land among the nine tribes, and the
half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 13:1-9; and since the two tribes of Reuben
and Gad, and the other half tribe of Manasseh, had received their
inheritance on the other side Jordan, Jos 13:8; that is described in
general, Jos 13:9-14; and, then the particular portion of Reuben,
Jos 13:15-23; and of Gad, Jos 13:24-28; and of the half tribe of
Manasseh, Jos 13:29-33.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or Lidbir, or Lo-debar
• [b]. the Jordan River Valley
• [c]. the Sea of Galilee
• [d]. Lit Chinnereth beyond the Jordan to the east