Joshua 13:28

Modern

This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites, including the cities and villages.

Traditional

This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.

Literal

This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad by their clans, the cities and their villages.

Latin

Hæc est possessio filiorum Gad per familias suas, civitates et villæ earum.

Hebrew

English

This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites, including the cities and villages.

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.

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.

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