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Joshua 21:39

New Century Version

Heshbon, and Jazer, and the pastures around these four towns.

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I cry with the people of the town of Jazer for you, the grapevines of the town of Sibmah. In the past your vines spread all the way to the sea, as far as the sea of Jazer. But the destroyer has taken over your fruit and grapes.

So that land included all the towns on the plain and all the area that Sihon king of the Amorites had ruled from the town of Heshbon. Moses had defeated him along with the leaders of the Midianites, including Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. All these leaders fought together with Sihon and lived in that country.

Heshbon and all the towns on the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, and Beth Baal Meon,

The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

They said, “We, your servants, have flocks and herds. The Lord has captured for the Israelites a land that is good for animals—the land around Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon.

The people of Reuben and Gad had large flocks and herds. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were good for the animals,

the land of Jazer and all the towns of Gilead; half the land of the Ammonites that went as far as Aroer near Rabbah;

The tribe of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead (a city of safety), Mahanaim,

So the total number of towns given to the Merarite family groups was twelve.

The history of the Hebron family shows that Jeriah was their leader. In David’s fortieth year as king, the records were searched, and some capable men of the Hebron family were found living at Jazer in Gilead.




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