Numbers 32:1

The 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.

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Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

In Context

2So they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the Israelite leaders and said,

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Cross References

Genesis 13:2Abram was very rich, having many herds of livestock and a great deal of silver and gold.

Genesis 13:10Lot looked over the whole Jordan valley towards Zoar, and saw that it was well-watered, looking like the Garden of Eden, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Genesis 30:10Zilpah had a son for Jacob.

Exodus 12:38In addition many foreigners joined them. They also took with them large herds and flocks of livestock.

Numbers 21:32Moses sent men to explore Jazer. The Israelites conquered its surrounding villages and expelled the Amorites living there.

Numbers 26:15These were the descendants of Gad by family: Zephon, ancestor of the Zephonite family; Haggi, ancestor of the Haggite family; Shuni, ancestor of the Shunite family;

Matthew Henry on Numbers 32:1

In this chapter we have, I. The humble request of the tribes of Reuben and Gad for an inheritance on that side Jordan where Israel now lay encamped, ver. 1-5 . II. Moses's misinterpretation of their request, ver. 6-15 . III. Their explication of it, and stating it aright, ver. 16-19 . IV. The grant of their petition under the provisos and limitations which they themselves proposed, ver. 20 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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