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Numbers 32:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Numbers 32:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 32 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Tribes East of the Jordan
“Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;”
Numbers 32:1 (KJV)
Historical Context for Numbers 32:1
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Commentary on Numbers 32:1
Reuben and Gad, possessing large cattle herds, saw that Transjordan land was 'a place for cattle.' Their focus on economic opportunity at the threshold of Canaan would lead to requesting settlement east of Jordan (verse 5)—a choice with troubling implications about priorities and commitment to the whole community's mission.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 32:1
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“and drove out the Amorites who were there.”
“and saw all the plain of the Jordan”
“in silver”
“and Jazer”
“and Dibon”
“with flocks”
“Leah's handmaid”
“which reached even to Jazer”
“We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
“our wives”