Bible Strands
Joshua 13:25
The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua 13:24-26 frames this verse as Moses' final allocation of Transjordanian territory to the clans of the tribe of Gad. The text lists specific geographic boundaries granted to Gad's inheritance.
The words — The Hebrew וַ/יְהִ֤י (va/y.Hi) functions here as "and it belonged," while הַ/גְּב֔וּל (ha./ge.Vul) explicitly denotes "the territory." These terms anchor the verse in legal land distribution rather than poetic description.
The thread — The mention of Jazer connects directly to Numbers 32:35, which records Gad's settlement of that city. The broader boundary framework aligns with the Transjordan allocation outlined in Deuteronomy 3:12.
Why it lands — The text demands precise recognition of tribal inheritance limits without ambiguity. It establishes the concrete geographic extent of Gad's allotment for historical and legal clarity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
Cross-references
- Numbers 32:35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
- Deuteronomy 3:11 (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
- 2 Samuel 11:1 In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 12:26 Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
- Numbers 21:26 Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon.
- Numbers 21:32 After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- Deuteronomy 2:19 But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
- Joshua 21:39 Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
- Judges 11:13 The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”
- Ezekiel 21:20 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.