Numbers 32:37

And the children of Reuben were the builders of Heshbon and Elealeh and Kiriathaim;

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In The King James Version

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

In Context

36And Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran: walled towns and shut-in places for sheep.

38And Nebo and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the towns they made.

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Cross References

Numbers 21:27So the makers of wise sayings say, Come to Heshbon, building up the town of Sihon and making it strong:

Isaiah 15:4Heshbon is crying out, and Elealeh; their voice is sounding even to Jahaz: for this cause the heart of Moab is shaking; his soul is shaking with fear.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 32:29-42

Inheritance of the Reubenites. ( b. c. 1452.) 28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel: 29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord , and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession: 30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have… Read the whole commentary →

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