Paragraph: 13:32-33

13:32a

These were the portions Moses had given them: The word These refers back to 13:15-31. It indicates the regions and towns that Moses gave to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

13:32b

on the plains of Moab: The phrase the plains of Moab indicates a flat land on the east side of the Jordan River. Moab was one of the kingdoms on the east side of the Jordan. Moses made the distribution of land while the Israelites were camped on this plain.

beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho: The phrase beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho is written from the perspective of the author, who wrote this book in the land west of the Jordan River. It indicates that the plains of Moab were on the east side of the Jordan River. They were to the east of the town of Jericho, which was on the west side of the Jordan River.

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