The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
Parallel translations
- WEB Their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, to Aroer that is near Rabbah;
- KJV And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
- NKJV Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is before Rabbah,
- NASB Their territory was Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the sons of Ammon, as far as Aroer which is opposite Rabbah;
- NLT 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.
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Quick answer
Gad's territory included Jazer, the cities of Gilead, and half the Ammonite land up to Aroer near Rabbah.
Overview
Gad received fertile Gilead and lands formerly contested with Ammon. Rabbah was the Ammonite capital, later captured in David's reign (2 Samuel 12:26-29). The boundaries mark out a rich inheritance, given by God yet bordering nations that would remain a test of Israel's faithfulness.
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- 2 Sam 12:26Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
- 2 Sam 11:1In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
- Num 32:35Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
- Deut 3:11(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
- Josh 21:39Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
- Amos 1:14So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
- Num 21:32After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- Ezek 21:20Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.
- Num 21:26–30Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon.
- Judg 11:13–27The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”
- Deut 2:19But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
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