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Joshua 13:16 KJV
Joshua · chapter 13 · verse 16
And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;Joshua 13:16 · King James Version
Joshua 13:16 in context
14Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.
15And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.
16And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
17Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,
18And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- coastgᵉbûwlproperly, a cordH1366 →
- AroerʻĂrôwʻêrAroer, the name of three places in or near PalestineH6177 →
- rivernachala stream, especially a winter torrentH5158 →
- ArnonʼArnôwnthe Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territoryH769 →
- midsttâveka bisectionH8432 →
- plainmîyshôwra levelH4334 →
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Here we have, I. Orders given to Joshua to assign to each tribe its portion of this land, including that which was yet unsubdued, which must be brought into the lot, in a believing confidence that it should be conquered when Israel was multiplied so as to have occasion for it (Jos 13:7): Now divide this land.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-33