Study it in the app“And beyond the Jordan at Jericho, to the east, they gave Bezer in the wilderness, on the plateau, from the tribe of Reuben; and Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.”
And beyondוּמֵעֵבֶרthe Jordanלְיַרְדֵּןat Jericho,יְרִיחוֹto the east,מִזְרָחָהthey gaveנָתְנוּBezerבֶּצֶרin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרon the plateau,בַּמִּישֹׁרfrom the tribeמִמַּטֵּהof Reuben;רְאוּבֵןand Ramothוְאֶת רָאמֹתin Gileadבַּגִּלְעָדfrom the tribeמִמַּטֵּהof Gad;גָדand Golanוְאֶת גּוֹלָןin Bashanבַּבָּשָׁןfrom the tribeמִמַּטֵּהof Manasseh.מְנַשֶּׁה
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appearsJordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appearsJericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yericho” appearseast
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appearsBezer
Bezer, a city of refuge on the tableland for the tribe of Reuben; also the name of an Israelite.
Where else “betser” appearswilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appearsplain
Ground without hills.
Where else “mishor” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appearsReuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appearsRamoth
Ramoth, a city of refuge in Gilead for the tribe of Gad; the name of more than one place. The name means "heights."
Where else “ramot” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsGad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appearsGolan
Golan, a city of refuge in Bashan for the half tribe of Manasseh.
Where else “golan” appearsBashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appearsManasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears1Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
2Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
3Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
4Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
7So they consecrated Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
8 · This verse (above)
9These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the resident alien who resides among them, that anyone who mortally strikes a person inadvertently might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stands before the community.
