Joshua 13:24

24 And Moses gave a possession to the lineage of Gad, and to his sons, by their kindreds, of the which possession this is the parting;

Joshua 13:24 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 13:24

And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the tribe of Gad
On the other side Jordan, as he did to Reuben:

[even] unto the children of Gad, according to their families:
according to the number and largeness of them, dividing to each their part and portion.

Joshua 13:24 In-Context

22 And the sons of Israel killed by (the) sword, Balaam, the false diviner, the son of Beor, with other men slain there.
23 And the term of the sons of Reuben was made the flood of Jordan (And the western border of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan River); this is the possession of (the) men of Reuben, by their kindreds, (yea,) of (their) cities and towns.
24 And Moses gave a possession to the lineage of Gad, and to his sons, by their kindreds, of the which possession this is the parting;
25 he gave the terms of Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and the half part of the land of the sons of Ammon, unto Aroer that is against Rabbah; (their territory included Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half of the land of the Ammonites, unto Aroer, that is east of Rabbah;)
26 and from Heshbon unto Ramath of Mizpeh, and Betonim, and Mahanaim, unto the terms of Debir (unto the border of Lodebar);
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