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1 Chronicles 5:23
Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records the territorial settlement of the half-tribe of Manasseh immediately after describing their military occupation of the land and just before listing their family heads.
The words — The text states they יָשְׁבוּ (ya.shvu) "dwelt" or permanently resided in the territory stretching from Bashan to Baal-hermon, highlighting established habitation rather than transient military presence.
The thread — This northern boundary corresponds to the conquest geography in Joshua 13:11 and Deuteronomy 3:8, which identify Bashan and Mount Hermon (Senir) as the limits of the conquered Amorite territory.
Why it lands — The passage requires recognizing that Israelite land possession followed divine warfare and was sustained through settled community life under documented family leadership.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal–hermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 3:8 At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
- Song of Solomon 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
- 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 13:29 This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:
- Psalms 133:3 It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.