Bible Strands
Joshua 13:11
also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses enumerates the conquered lands east of the Jordan to the Israelite leadership, marking the eastern boundary of the territory to be distributed.
The words — The text uses `גְּב֥וּל` (ge.Vul) for territorial boundary and `חֶרְמוֹן` (cher.Mon) for the northern mountain range.
The thread — This boundary description runs through Deuteronomy 4:47 and Joshua 12:2 as part of the Sihon and Og conquest account, while 1 Chronicles 2:23 records Geshur's later territorial activity.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to acknowledge the exact fulfillment of divine conquest promises and to take precise note of the geographic limits established for tribal inheritance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 4:47 They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east—
- Joshua 12:2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,
- 1 Chronicles 2:23 But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.