Numbers 32:34

34 And the sons of Gad built Dibon, At'aroth, Aro'er,

Numbers 32:34 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:34

And the children of Gad built
Or rather repaired the walls and fortifications, and rebuilt houses which had been demolished in the wars with Sihon and Og; when the following places were taken by the Israelites:

Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer;
the two first are mentioned in ( Numbers 32:3 ) . Aroer was a city situated on the river Arnon, and was after this in the hands of the Moabites: Jerom says F17, it was showed in his day on the top of the mountain, upon the bank of the river Arnon, which flows into the Dead sea, ( Jeremiah 48:19 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F17 De loc. Heb. fol. 87. I.

Numbers 32:34 In-Context

32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan."
33 And Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manas'seh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country.
34 And the sons of Gad built Dibon, At'aroth, Aro'er,
35 At'roth-sho'phan, Jazer, Jog'behah,
36 Beth-nim'rah and Beth-har'an, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
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