Bible Strands
Numbers 32:35
Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the Gadites carrying out their building projects in the Transjordan region. This documentation occurs as Moses finalizes the land distribution agreement with the Reubenites and Gadites.
The words — עַטְרֹת ('at.Rot) literally marks the place name Atroth, and יַעְזֵר (ya'.Zer) denotes Jazer, a surveyed territory. Both function as grammatical objects identifying specific sites within the Gadites’ construction zone.
The thread — These names appear in Numbers 32:1 and Numbers 32:3, where the same tribes initially survey and claim the land. The list continues in Numbers 32:36 with additional fortified cities and livestock enclosures built by the Gadites.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to verify the Gadites’ tangible fulfillment of their territorial commitment. It establishes that tribal promises are validated through documented settlement and infrastructure rather than abstract agreement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
Cross-references
- Numbers 32:1 Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
- Numbers 32:3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,