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Joshua 12:6 Cross-References

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Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 12:6 (KJV)

Historical Context for Joshua 12:6

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Mosesled Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus (EXO 13:3)
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Jacobsecond-born son of Isaac (GEN 25:25-26)
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Manassehfirstborn son of Joseph (GEN 41:51)

Commentary on Joshua 12:6

Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.This recapitulation of the Transjordan conquest (Numbers 21; Deuteronomy 2-3) serves multiple purposes. First, it acknowledges Moses' foundational role—twice calling him "the servant of the LORD" (ebed Yahweh, עֶבֶד יְהוָה), the same honorific title introducing the book (1:1). Joshua's conquest west of the Jordan built upon Moses' conquest east of the Jordan, demonstrating continuity in God's red...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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