Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
What does Numbers 32:3 mean?
Here is a proposal made by the Reubenites and Gadites, that the land lately conquered might be allotted to them.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Numbers 32:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Jazer Place
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He (God) helps, a city of the Amorites on the east of Jordan, and assigned, with neighbouring places in Gilead, to Gad ( Num. 32:1 , 35; Josh. 13:25 ). It was allotted to the Merarite Levites (21:39). Modern identification: Khirbet Sara.
- Ataroth Place
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Crowns. (1. ) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead ( Num. 32:3 ). (2. ) A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin ( Josh. 16:2 , 7), called also Ataroth-adar (16:5). Now ed-Da’rieh. Modern identification: Khirbet Ataruz.
- Beon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ma‘in.
- Dibon Place
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Pining; wasting. (1. ) A city in Moab ( Num. 21:30 ); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon ( Isa. 15:9 ). Modern identification: Tall Dhiban.
- Elealeh Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Al ‘Al.
- Heshbon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.
- Nebo Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Mukhayyat.
- Nimrah Place
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Pure, a city on the east of Jordan ( Num. 32:3 ); probably the same as Beth-nimrah ( Josh. 13:27 ). It has been identified with the Nahr Nimrin, at one of the fords of Jordan, not far from Jericho. Modern identification: Tall Bleibel.
- Sibmah Place
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Coolness; fragrance, a town in Reuben, in the territory of Moab, on the east of Jordan ( Josh. 13:19 ); called also Shebam and Shibmah ( Num. 32:3 , 38). It was famous for its vines ( Isa. 16:9 ; Jer. 48:32 ). Modern identification: Qarn al Qubish.