And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
The boundary of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan River and its surrounding area. This was the land inheritance given to the descendants of Reuben according to their family groups, including all their cities and villages.
This verse describes the western boundary of the land that God gave to the tribe of Reuben as their permanent inheritance.
📚 Historical Context
This comes from the distribution of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel after they conquered Canaan under Joshua's leadership. The tribe of Reuben, along with Gad and half of Manasseh, had already chosen to settle on the east side of the Jordan River before the other tribes crossed over. The Jordan River served as a natural boundary separating their territory from the rest of Israel.
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