Geber son of Uri was governor of Gilead. Gilead was the country where Sihon the king of the Amorite people lived and the country where Og the king of Bashan lived. But Geber was the only governor of that district.
Deuteronomy 3:8 - Easy To Read Version “In that way, we took the land from the two Amorite kings. We took that land on the east side of the Jordan River, from Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon American Standard Version (1901) And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon Common English Bible So at that time, we took the land that had belonged to the two Amorite kings beyond the Jordan, all the way from the Arnon Ravine to Mount Hermon ( Catholic Public Domain Version And at that time, we took the land from the hand of the two kings of the Amorites, who were across the Jordan: from the torrent Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And we took at that time the land out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorrhites, that were beyond the Jordan. From the torrent Arnon unto the mount Hermon |
Geber son of Uri was governor of Gilead. Gilead was the country where Sihon the king of the Amorite people lived and the country where Og the king of Bashan lived. But Geber was the only governor of that district.
Half of Manasseh’s family group lived in the area of Bashan all the way to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They became a very large group of people.
My God, I am so sad because\par I must remember you from this place,\par from this small hill {\cf2\super [261]} where\par the Hermon mountains and\par the Jordan River meet.\par
I hear the crashing of the water\par as water from deep in the earth\par spills over the waterfall.\par Lord, your waves are crashing\par all around me and washing over me! {\cf2\super [262]} \par
You created everything north and south.\par Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon\par sing praises to your name.\par
They took Sihon’s land to keep. They also took the land of Og, the king of Bashan. These two Amorite kings lived on the east side of the Jordan River.
This land goes from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley all the way to Mount Sirion [22] (Mount Hermon).
The people of Israel had taken control of the land east of the Jordan River. They had all the land from Arnon Ravine to Mount Hermon and all the land along the eastern side of the Jordan Valley. Here are all of the kings the people of Israel defeated to take this land:
The family groups of Reuben, Gad, and the other half of Manasseh had already taken all of their land. The Lord’s servant, Moses gave them the land east of the Jordan River.