Joshua 22:13

Before they did so, they sent Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead.

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And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

In Context

12The Israelites gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.

14Ten leaders went with him, one from each of the ten tribes of Israel, and each the head of his family.

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Cross References

Numbers 25:7When he saw this, Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, left the assembly, grabbed a spear

Numbers 32:1The tribes of Reuben and Gad had large numbers of livestock and saw that the land of Jazer and Gilead was a good place to rear them.

Judges 20:12The Israelite tribes also sent men throughout the territory of Benjamin, asking the people, “What are you doing about this terrible evil that has taken place among you?

1 Chronicles 9:20Previously Phinehas son of Eleazar had been the leader of the gatekeepers. The Lord was with him.

Psalms 106:30But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.

Proverbs 25:9Discuss the case with your neighbor himself, and don't betray someone else's secret,

Matthew Henry on Joshua 22:11-21

The Altar of the Reubenites. ( b. c. 1444.) 10 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 11 And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. 12 And… Read the whole commentary →

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