Numbers 32:1

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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;

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Gilead and Bashan were fertile regions east of the Jordan, suitable for the large herds of Reuben and Gad; the other named towns and districts identify the Transjordan territory they later requested and settled. Their significance is that this request tested Israel’s unity and obedience as Canaan’s conquest began.

Places in this passage

Numbers 32:1 mentions Aroer, Ataroth, Baal-meon, Bashan, Beon, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Canaan, Dibon, Egypt, Elealeh, Gilead, Havvoth-jair, Jogbehah, Jordan, Kadesh-barnea, Kenath, Nebo, Nimrah, Nobah and Valley of Eshcol.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato