Joshua 13:25

Translations

Modern

The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;

Traditional

And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;

Literal

And their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites, as far as Aroer which is upon the face of Rabbah;

Latin

Terminus Jaser, et omnes civitates Galaad, et dimidiam partem terræ filiorum Ammon, usque ad Aroër, quæ est contra Rabba,

Original

Hebrew

English

The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;

Notes

Joshua 13:24–28

Gad was Jacob’s seventh son, born to Zilpah, Leah’s servant. Like Gad's minor role in his family, the tribe of Gad had a minor role in Israel.

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

Joshua Inheriting the Land

Events

Dividing the landc. 1445 BC

Related verses

2 Samuel 11:1
In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
Deuteronomy 3:11
(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
2 Samuel 12:26
Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
Numbers 32:35
Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
Amos 1:14
So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
Judges 11:13–27
The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”
Numbers 21:32
After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
Joshua 21:39
Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
Ezekiel 21:20
Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.
Deuteronomy 2:19
But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
Numbers 21:26–30
Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon.

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel Aroer: A city in Gad, built by the Gadites Gilead: Mountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name Jazer: A town in Gilead, allotted to Gad

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Ammon, Ammonites Aroer Ashtaroth, Ashterathite Gad, Tribe of Jazer Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Kerioth Rabbah of the Ammonites Tribe of Dan

Topics

Ammonites: Territory of Aroer: A City Built, Or, Probably More Correctly, Rebuilt, by the Gadites Gad: A Tribe of Israel: Boundaries of Territory Jaazer: A Levitical City of Refuge in Gilead, Allotted to Gad, and Given to the Levites Jazer: A City of Refuge East of the Jordan River: Taken from the Amorites Rabbah: Also Called Rabbath: A City East of the Jordan River, Originally Belonging to the Ammonites The Ammonites: Country of: Half of, Given to the Gadites The Amorites: Land of, Given to Reubenites the Tribe of Gad: Bounds of Its Inheritance The Tribes of Israel: Reuben, Gad and Half Manasseh: Settled on East Side of Jordan Topography of Canaan

Joshua 13:25

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