Numbers 32:1

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The Petition of the Reubenites and Gadites Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

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  • Num 21:32 : 32 Moses sent spies to reconnoiter Jaazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.
  • Num 32:3 : 3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
  • Num 32:35 : 35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
  • Josh 13:25 : 25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory as far as Aroer near Rabbah.
  • 2 Sam 24:5 : 5 They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.
  • Isa 16:8-9 : 8 For the fields of Heshbon are dried up, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations trample all over its vines, which reach Jazer and spread to the wilderness; their shoots spread out and cross the sea. 9 So I weep along with Jazer over the vines of Sibmah. I will saturate you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh, for the conquering invaders shout triumphantly over your fruit and crops.
  • Jer 50:19 : 19 But I will restore the flock of Israel to their own pasture. They will graze on Mount Carmel and the land of Bashan. They will eat until they are full on the hills of Ephraim and the land of Gilead.
  • Mic 7:14 : 14 Shepherd your people with your rod, the flock that belongs to you, the one that lives alone in a thicket, in the midst of a pastureland. Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, as they did in the old days.
  • 1 John 2:16 : 16 because all that is in the world(the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance produced by material possessions) is not from the Father, but is from the world.
  • Num 32:26 : 26 Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead,
  • Num 26:5-7 : 5 Reuben Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites; 6 from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7 These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730.
  • Num 26:15-18 : 15 Gad The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites; 16 from Ozni, the family of the Oznites; from Eri, the family of the Erites; 17 from Arod, the family of the Arodites; and from Areli, the family of the Arelites. 18 These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.
  • Gen 13:2 : 2 (Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.)
  • Gen 13:5 : 5 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.
  • Gen 13:10-11 : 10 Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered(before the LORD obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar. 11 Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other.
  • Gen 29:32 : 32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”
  • Gen 30:10-11 : 10 Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. 11 Leah said,“How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
  • Gen 47:4 : 4 Then they said to Pharaoh,“We have come to live as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”
  • Exod 12:38 : 38 A mixed multitude also went up with them, and flocks and herds– a very large number of cattle.
  • Num 2:10-15 : 10 The Tribes on the South“On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. 11 Those numbered in his division are 46,500. 12 Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 13 Those numbered in his division are 59,300. 14 Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel. 15 Those numbered in his division are 45,650.

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  • Num 32:2-7
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    84%

    2the Gadites and the Reubenites came and addressed Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community. They said,

    3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

    4the land that the LORD subdued before the community of Israel, is ideal for cattle, and your servants have cattle.”

    5So they said,“If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for our inheritance. Do not have us cross the Jordan River.”

    6Moses’ Response Moses said to the Gadites and the Reubenites,“Must your brothers go to war while you remain here?

    7Why do you frustrate the intent of the Israelites to cross over into the land which the LORD has given them?

  • Num 32:29-34
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    29Moses said to them:“If the Gadites and the Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, each one equipped for battle in the LORD’s presence, and you conquer the land, then you must allot them the territory of Gilead as their possession.

    30But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must receive possessions among you in Canaan.”

    31Then the Gadites and the Reubenites answered,“Your servants will do what the LORD has spoken.

    32We will cross armed in the LORD’s presence into the land of Canaan, and then the possession of our inheritance that we inherit will be ours on this side of the Jordan River.”

    33Land Assignment So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them.

    34The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

  • Josh 22:9-11
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    78%

    9So the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and headed home to their own land in Gilead, which they acquired by the LORD’s command through Moses.

    10Civil War is Averted The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan and built there, near the Jordan, an impressive altar.

    11The Israelites received this report:“Look, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”

  • Josh 22:32-33
    2 verses
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    32Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest, and the leaders left the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead and reported back to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

    33The Israelites were satisfied with their report and gave thanks to God. They said nothing more about launching an attack to destroy the land in which the Reubenites and Gadites lived.

  • Josh 22:15
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    15They went to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them:

  • Num 32:25-26
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    25So the Gadites and the Reubenites replied to Moses,“Your servants will do as my lord commands.

    26Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead,

  • Deut 3:12
    76%

    12Distribution of the Transjordanian Allotments This is the land we brought under our control at that time: The territory extending from Aroer by the Wadi Arnon and half the Gilead hill country with its cities I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites.

  • Josh 22:21
    75%

    21The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the Israelite clans:

  • Josh 4:12
    74%

    12The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.

  • Deut 3:16
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    16To the Reubenites and Gadites I allocated the territory extending from Gilead as far as Wadi Arnon(the exact middle of the wadi was a boundary) all the way to the Wadi Jabbok, the Ammonite border.

  • Josh 22:1
    74%

    1Joshua Sends Home the Eastern Tribes Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh

  • Josh 13:8
    74%

    8Tribal Lands East of the Jordan The other half of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands on east side of the Jordan, just as Moses, the LORD’s servant, had assigned them.

  • Josh 13:23-25
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    73%

    23The border of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan. The land allotted to the tribe of Reuben by its clans included these cities and their towns.

    24Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad by its clans.

    25Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory as far as Aroer near Rabbah.

  • Josh 1:12
    73%

    12Joshua told the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh:

  • Deut 4:43
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    43These cities are Bezer, in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassehites.

  • Josh 22:25
    72%

    25The LORD made the Jordan a boundary between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no right to worship the LORD.’ In this way your descendants might cause our descendants to stop obeying the LORD.

  • Deut 29:8
    72%

    8Then we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 34:14
    72%

    14because the tribe of the Reubenites by their families, the tribe of the Gadites by their families, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

  • Josh 22:30
    72%

    30When Phinehas the priest and the community leaders and Israel’s clan leaders who accompanied him heard the defense of the Reubenites, Gadites, and the Manassehites, they were satisfied.

  • Ezek 48:27
    71%

    27Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion.

  • Josh 20:8
    71%

    8Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho they selected Bezer in the wilderness on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Josh 13:28
    71%

    28The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns.

  • 2 Kgs 10:33
    71%

    33He conquered all the land of Gilead, including the territory of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh, extending all the way from the Aroer in the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.

  • Num 32:16
    71%

    16The Offer of the Reubenites and Gadites Then they came very close to him and said,“We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,

  • 1 Chr 6:78
    70%

    78Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan River east of Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands,

  • Josh 22:13
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    13The Israelites sent Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest, to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 2:14
    70%

    14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

  • 1 Chr 4:39
    70%

    39They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, looking for pasture for their sheep.

  • Josh 12:6
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    6Moses the LORD’s servant and the Israelites defeated them and Moses the LORD’s servant assigned their land to Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Josh 13:15
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    15Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben by its clans.

  • Gen 36:7
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    7because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock.

  • 2 Sam 24:5
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    5They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.