Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 5:11
The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records tribal territorial assignments following the defeat of the Hagrites east of Gilead during Saul’s reign. This verse specifies the geographical boundary of the Gadite inheritance adjacent to the Reubenites.
The words — The text uses יָשְׁבוּ (yashvu, "they dwelt") and עַד (ad, "to/as far as") to mark permanent settlement and a defined eastern limit at Salecah.
The thread — This boundary matches Joshua 13:11’s description of Bashan extending to Salecah and aligns with Moses’ allocation to Gad in Joshua 13:24 and the Gadite city-building in Numbers 32:34.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to recognize tribal inheritance as a concrete, bounded reality rather than an abstract promise, grounding Israel’s identity in specific geography.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:
Cross-references
- Joshua 13:11 also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—
- Joshua 13:24 This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:
- Numbers 32:34 And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- Deuteronomy 3:10 all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as the cities of Salecah and Edrei in the kingdom of Og.