With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;
Along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan River, which Moses had given them, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had promised them.
This verse explains that two and a half tribes had already received their land inheritance on the east side of the Jordan River, as Moses had promised them before his death.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to events that occurred before the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh had requested to settle in the fertile grazing lands east of the Jordan because they had large herds of livestock. Moses granted their request on the condition that their fighting men would help the other tribes conquer the land west of the Jordan first.
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