Joshua 22:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So they went to the people of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, and they spoke to them, saying:

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is describing how a delegation traveled to confront the eastern tribes about something they had done.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs after Israel's conquest of the Promised Land, when the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh had settled east of the Jordan River in Gilead. The western tribes had heard that these eastern tribes built an altar, which they feared might indicate rebellion against God or the establishment of unauthorized worship.

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The people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over the Jordan River armed and ready for battle, leading the way in front of all the other Israelites, just as Moses had told them to do.

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On the east side of the Jordan River near Jericho, they set apart three cities: Bezer in the desert plains from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 22:1

Then Joshua called together the people from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh,

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