And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to all the families within the tribe of Gad.
This verse tells us that Moses assigned a portion of the Promised Land specifically to the tribe of Gad and all their family groups.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, after Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness, he began assigning portions of land east of the Jordan River to certain tribes before his death, as detailed in the Book of Numbers. The tribe of Gad, one of the descendants of Jacob, requested this land for their livestock, and Moses granted it to them according to their families as part of God's promise to give the Israelites their inheritance. This verse in Joshua continues the record of these allocations under Joshua's leadership as the conquest of Canaan progressed.
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