Numbers 32:34

The Tribes East of the Jordan · Numbers 32:1–42
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Translations

Modern
And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
Traditional
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
Literal
And the sons of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
Latin
Igitur exstruxerunt filii Gad, Dibon, et Ataroth, et Aroër,

Original

Hebrew
English
And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

Notes

The exact locations of Atroth-shophan, Jogbehah, and Beth-haran are unknown. Aroer was on the northern edge of the Arnon canyon.

  • The tribes of Gad and Reuben, along with half the tribe of Manasseh, settled east of the Jordan River (for example, Deuteronomy 3:12–13; 4:43; 29:7–8). These tribes lived in lands and towns captured from King Sihon the Amorite and King Og of Bashan (Numbers 32:33; see 21:21–35).

  • Half the tribe of Manasseh suddenly appears in the discussion about distributing the land. Part of Manasseh's tribe settled east of the Jordan River, while another part settled in Canaan, west of the Jordan (compare Joshua 17:1–12; 22:7).

Parallels

Deuteronomy 3:12–22 Joshua 13:8–14

People

Gad: Israelite tribe; descended from Gad, son of Jacob

Places

Aroer: A city in Gad, built by the Gadites Ataroth: Town in Gilead allotted to Gad Dibon: Moabite city, allotted to Gad, later possessed by Moab

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Ammon, Ammonites Arabah Aroer Ataroth Conquest and Allotment of the Land Deuteronomy, Book of Dibon Elealeh Gilead (Place) Joshua, Book of Moab, Moabites Numbers, Book of Reuben (Place) Sihon

Topics

Amorites: Allotted to Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh Aroer: A City Built, Or, Probably More Correctly, Rebuilt, by the Gadites Ataroth: A City East of the Jordan River Desert, Journey of Israel Through The: Reubenites Obtained the Land Taken from the Amorites Dibon: Also Called Dibon-Gad and Dimon: Allotted to Gad and Reuben the Tribe of Gad: Cities Built By