Joshua 13:22

Translations

Modern

The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

Traditional

Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.

Literal

And Balaam son of Beor, the soothsayer, the sons of Israel killed with the sword, among those who were killed by them.

Latin

Et Balaam filium Beor ariolum occiderunt filii Israël gladio cum ceteris interfectis.

Original

Hebrew

English

The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

Notes

Joshua 13:22

Balaam, son of Beor: He created a plan to lead Israel into the worship of false gods (idolatry) through sexual sin (Numbers 31:16). God had forbidden Balaam from cursing Israel (Numbers 22–25).

Joshua 13:15–23

Reuben, Jacob's first son by Leah, lost his inheritance because he slept with his father's concubine (Genesis 29:32; 35:22). As a result, his tribe's inheritance was not very important. Although the tribe received productive land, it was hard to defend from nearby nations. Eventually, the tribe of Reuben lost the southern part to Moab.

Joshua 13:1–21:45

As he had promised, God brought Israel into the land. Joshua then focused on dividing the land among Israel's tribes.
The tribal allowances made the covenant of the Israelites with God real. It showed the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Since God owned the land, giving it to the tribes was a gift. God gave them the land to live in and guided its distribution.
In these lists of tribal allowances, the author describes some borders in great detail, allowing them to be mapped. With others, they are less plainly defined.

Theme notes and profiles

Balaam Joshua Inheriting the Land

Events

Dividing the landc. 1445 BC

Related verses

Numbers 31:8
Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
2 Peter 2:15
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
Numbers 22:5–7
…he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
Numbers 24:1
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
Revelation 19:20
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

People

Balaam: A prophet hired to curse Israel but blessed them instead Beor: Father of Balaam Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Ammon, Ammonites Ashtaroth, Ashterathite Balaam Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Kerioth Numbers, Book of Soothsayer Tribe of Dan

Topics

Balaam: A Soothsayer Balaam: Death of Reubenites: Have Their Inheritance East of the Jordan River The Amorites: Land of, Given to Reubenites the Tribe of Reuben: Bounds of Their Inheritance Topography of Canaan

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