Jaazer or Jazer · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Nimrah
וְנִמְרָ֔הve.nim.Rah
H5247
Nimrah · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Heshbon
וְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןve.chesh.Bon
H2809
Cheshbon · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Elealeh
וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.Leh
H500
Elale or Elaleh · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Shebam
וּשְׂבָ֥םu.se.Vam
H7643
Sebam or Sibmah · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Nebo
וּנְב֖וֹu.ne.Vo
H5015
Nebo · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Beon
וּבְעֹֽןu.ve.'On
H1194
Beon · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Numbers 32:34-38 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
Joshua 13:17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
Isaiah 16:8-9 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are…
Jeremiah 48:34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of…
Numbers 21:25-26 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
Numbers 21:28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Ar…
Numbers 32:1 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 o…
Joshua 13:19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
John Gill on Numbers 32:3
Ataroth, Dibon, and Jazer,.... These were places which belonged to the Amorites, and were taken from Sihon, their king: of Ataroth we read nowhere else but in this chapter; of Dibon see Isaiah 15:2, Jazer was a city, from whence the land about it had its name; it is the same with Jaazer, Numbers 21:32 and stood about fifteen miles from Heshbon (k), the capital city of the kingdom of Sihon:
and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon; these were all places in the same country; of Heshbon see Numbers 21:25, Nimrah is the same with Bethnimrah, Numbers 32:36 and sometimes called Nimrim, famous for its water, Isaiah 15:6. Jerom says (l) the name of it in his time was Ben…
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came. Their request was apparently a reasonable one, that, since God had driven out the inhabitants of the land, and its fertility invited them to dwell there, the possession of these empty and deserted fields should not be denied them. Their modesty also was praiseworthy, in that they neither detach themselves from the people, nor seditiously and violently seize upon the places which were so suitable for them; but seek to obtain them by the permission of Moses and the elders, as if they submitted their cause to their decision. But as I have just said, their private interest had so laid hold of their minds, that the main point did not occur to t…
In Num 32:3 the country is more distinctly defined by the introduction of the names of a number of important towns, whilst the clause "the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel," in which the defeat of Sihon is referred to, describes it as one that was without a ruler, and therefore could easily be taken possession of. For more minute remarks as to the towns themselves, see at Num 32:34. On the construction את יתּן, see at Gen 4:18. - The words, "let us not go over the Jordan," may be understood as expressing nothing more than the desire of the speakers not to receive their inheritance on the western side of the Jordan, without their having any intention of withdrawi…
Dictionary and topics
Ataroth — Crowns. (1.) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead (Num. 32:3). (2.) A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2, 7), called also Ataroth-adar (16:5). Now ed-Da’rieh. (3.) “Ataroth,…
Bethbaalmeon — (house of Baalmeon), a place in the possessions of Reuben, on the downs (Authorized Version “plain”) east of the Jordan. (Joshua 13:17) At the Israelites’ first approach is name was BAAL-MEON,…
Bethnimrah — (house of leopards) one of the fenced cities on the east of Jordan taken and built by the tribe of Gad (Numbers 32:36) and described as being in the valley beside Beth-haran. (Joshua 13:27) In…
City — The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we have…
Dibon — Pining; wasting. (1.) A city in Moab (Num. 21:30); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon (Isa. 15:9). It has been identified with the modern Diban, about 3 miles north…
Elealeh — God has ascended, a place in the pastoral country east of Jordan, in the tribe of Reuben (Num. 32:3, 37). It is not again mentioned till the time of Isaiah (15:4; 16:9) and Jeremiah (48:34). It is…
Gad — Fortune; luck. (1.) Jacob’s seventh son, by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and the brother of Asher (Gen. 30:11-13; 46:16, 18). In the Authorized Version of 30:11 the words, “A troop cometh: and she…
Jaazer, Or Jazer — (Jehovah helps), a town on the east of Jordan, in or near to Gilead. (Numbers 32:1,3; 1 Chronicles 26:31) We first hear of it in possession of the Amorites, and as taken by Israel after Heshbon, and…
Jabesh — Dry. (1.) For Jabesh-Gilead (1 Sam. 11:3, 9, 10). (2.) The father of Shallum (2 Kings 15:10, 13, 14), who usurped the throne of Israel on the death of Zachariah.
Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh settled in the land that Israel had recently captured from Sihon the Amorite and Og of Bashan (cp. 21:21-35). • Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, and Elealeh have been linked with archaeological sites. • The location of Sibmah is unknown. • Though the location of a town called Nebo is unknown, it was certainly near a mountain or ridge of that same name, which was located along the escarpment that rises above the northern end of the Dead Sea. • The site named Beon is almost certainly the place called “Baal-meon” in 32:38, which probably corresponds to the ruins at Ma’in.
Rashi on Numbers 32:3
עטרות ודיבון וגו׳ ATOROTH AND DIBON etc. — These belonged to the land of Sihon and Og.
— Proclaimer; prophet. (1.) A Chaldean god whose worship was introduced into Assyria by Pul (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 48:1). To this idol was dedicated the great temple whose ruins are still seen at Birs…
Nimrah — Pure, a city on the east of Jordan (Num. 32:3); probably the same as Beth-nimrah (Josh. 13:27). It has been identified with the Nahr Nimrin, at one of the fords of Jordan, not far from Jericho.
Shebam — (fragrance), one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of Jordan; demanded by and finally ceded to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. (Numbers 32:3) It is probably the same as Shibmah,…
Sibmah — Coolness; fragrance, a town in Reuben, in the territory of Moab, on the east of Jordan (Josh. 13:19); called also Shebam and Shibmah (Num. 32:3, 38). It was famous for its vines (Isa. 16:9; Jer.…
Ataroth · 1. A city east of the Jordan River — 1. A city east of the Jordan River
Baal-Meon · BEON — BEON
Beon · which see — which see
Beth-Baal-Meon · General references — General references
Beth-Nimrah · General references — General references
Cattle · Gilead adapted to the raising of — Gilead adapted to the raising of
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Reubenites, &c obtained the land taken from the Amorites — Reubenites, &c obtained the land taken from the Amorites
Dibon · .Allotted to Gad and Reuben — .Allotted to Gad and Reuben
Elealeh · Taken by the Israelites — Taken by the Israelites
Gad · .Petition for their portion of land east of the Jordan River — .Petition for their portion of land east of the Jordan River
Gad, The Tribe Of · Sought and obtained its inheritance east of Jordan — Sought and obtained its inheritance east of Jordan
Gilead · Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh — Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh
Haste · In — In
Jaazer · to the Levites — to the Levites
Jazer · .Taken from the Amorites — .Taken from the Amorites
Misjudgment · .Of the Reubenites and Gadites — .Of the Reubenites and Gadites
Motive · inheritance east of the Jordan River — inheritance east of the Jordan River
Mountains · Mentioned in scripture: Nebo (part of Abarim) — Mentioned in scripture: Nebo (part of Abarim)
Nebo · 1. A city allotted to the tribe of Reuben — 1. A city allotted to the tribe of Reuben
Nimrah · A city in the territory of the tribe of Gad — A city in the territory of the tribe of Gad
Petition · Israel — Israel
Reuben, The Tribe Of · Obtained inheritance east of Jordan on condition of helping to conquer Canaan — Obtained inheritance east of Jordan on condition of helping to conquer Canaan
Shebam · A city of the tribe of Reuben — A city of the tribe of Reuben
Sibmah · Apparently al — Apparently al
Uncharitableness · tribes — tribes
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
