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Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh receive land east of Jordan

Reuben and Gad requested the pastureland east of the Jordan. After promising to cross armed before Israel until Canaan was secured, they and half the tribe of Manasseh received territories conquered from Sihon and Og (Numbers 32:1-42).

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Fortieth year, plains of Moab

📖 Numbers 32:1–3

1Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock. 2So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said, 3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

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Sources: Scripture — Numbers 32:1-42
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