Numbers 34:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The two and a half tribes have already received their land inheritance on this side of the Jordan River, near Jericho, on the eastern side toward where the sun rises.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse explains that two and a half of Israel's tribes had already been given their promised land on the east side of the Jordan River.

📚 Historical Context

This refers to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, who requested to settle in the fertile lands east of the Jordan River because it was good for their livestock. Moses had granted their request on the condition that their fighting men would still cross over and help the other tribes conquer the land west of the Jordan before returning to their families.

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Numbers 34:14

The tribe of Reuben's families, the tribe of Gad's families, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their land inheritance.

Joshua 13:8

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.

Joshua 14:3

Moses had already given land as an inheritance to two and a half tribes on the other side of the Jordan River, but he didn't give any land inheritance to the Levites among them.

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