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An Allotment for the Tribe of Levi
14 Moses did not assign any allotment of land to the tribe of Levi.
Instead, as the LORD had promised them,
their allotment came from the offerings
burned on the altar to theL ORD ,
the God of Israel.
The Land Given to the Tribe of Reuben
15 Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Reuben.
Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge
(including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba.
17 It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamothbaal, Beth-baal-meon, 18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah,
Zereth-shahar on the hill above the valley, 20 Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah,
and Beth-jeshimoth.
21 The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire
kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon
and was killed by Moses along with the leaders of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur,
Hur, and Reba—princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon. 22 The
Israelites had also killed Balaam son of Beor, who used magic to tell the future.
23 The Jordan River marked the western boundary for the tribe of Reuben.
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The towns and their surrounding villages
in this area were given
as a homeland
to the clans of the tribe of Reuben.
The Land Given to the Tribe of Gad
24 Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Gad.
Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land
of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of Rabbah. 26 It extended
from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the
territory of Lo-debar. 27 In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth,
Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western
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who had reigned in Heshbon, and extended as far as the borders of Ammon.
11 It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all
of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah, 12 and all the territory of
King Og of Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. King Og was the
last of the Rephaites, for Moses had attacked them and driven them out. 13 But
the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they
continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
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