Joshua 13:23
And the borders of Ruben were— even Jordan was the boundary; this is the inheritance of the children of Ruben according to their families, these were their cities and their villages.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
22And Balaam the son of Bæor the prophet they slew in the battle.
24And Moses gave inheritance to the sons of Gad according to their families.
Cross References
Exodus 6:14And these are the heads of the houses of their families: the sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel; Enoch and Phallus, Asron, and Charmi, this is the kindred of Ruben.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:8-33
7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them; 9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of… Read the whole commentary →