Numbers 32:38

Translations

Modern

…as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

Traditional

And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

Literal

…and Nebo, and Baal-meon (the names being changed), and Sibmah. And they gave by these names the names to the cities that they built.

Latin

…et Nabo, et Baalmeon versis nominibus, Sabama quoque: imponentes vocabula urbibus, quas exstruxerunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

…as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

Notes

Numbers 32:37–38

Some towns may have received new names to remove connections with pagan gods. For example, Baal was the name of a well-known Canaanite god. Nebo was the name of a Babylonian god (see Isaiah 46:1). However, this passage does not give the new names of those towns.

Numbers 32:33–42

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).

Related verses

Isaiah 46:1
Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
Numbers 32:3
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
Joshua 23:7
So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.
Exodus 23:13
Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
Psalm 16:4
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
Genesis 26:18
Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
Numbers 22:41
The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.

Parallels

Deuteronomy 3:12–22 Joshua 13:8–14

Places

Baal-meon: Moabite town, allotted to Reuben, later retaken by Moab Nebo: A city and mountain in Moab Sibmah: Moabite town known for its vineyards

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Ammon, Ammonites Arabah Baal-meon Conquest and Allotment of the Land Deuteronomy, Book of Gilead (Place) Joshua, Book of Moab, Moabites Nebo (Place) Numbers, Book of Reuben (Place) Sebam Shibmah Sibmah Sihon

Topics

Amorites: Allotted to Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh Baal-Meon: A City of the Reubenites Beon: A Place East of the Jordan River, Probably Same As Baal-Meon, Which See Beth-Baal-Meon: Called Baal-Meon Desert, Journey of Israel Through The: Reubenites Obtained the Land Taken from the Amorites Nebo: A City Allotted to the Tribe of Reuben Shibmah: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Reuben Sibmah: Called Shibmah the Tribe of Reuben: Cities Built By

Numbers 32:38

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