Joshua 13:24-28

Joshua 13:24-28

[24] And Moses  gave  inheritance unto the tribe  of Gad,  even unto the children  of Gad  according to their families.  [25] 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;  [26] And from Heshbon  unto Ramathmizpeh,  and Betonim;  and from Mahanaim  unto the border  of Debir;  [27] And in the valley,  Betharam,  and Bethnimrah,  and Succoth,  and Zaphon,  the rest  of the kingdom  of Sihon  king  of Heshbon,  Jordan  and his border,  even unto the edge  of the sea  of Chinnereth  on the other side  Jordan  eastward.  [28] This is the inheritance  of the children  of Gad  after their families,  the cities,  and their villages. 

What does Joshua 13:24-28 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The allotment of Gad lay in the middle of Israel"s territory east of the Jordan roughly between the Jabbok River and the northern end of the Dead Sea.