Unto the half tribe of Manasseh; not that they desired it, as Reuben and Gad did, Numbers 32:1, but partly as a recompence to Machir the Manessite for his valiant acts against Og; and partly for the better security and defence of the other two tribes, by so considerable an accession to them, which also was without any inconvenience to them, because the country was too large for the two tribes of Reuben and Gad.
Verse Joshua 13:29. _THE HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH_] When the tribes of Reuben and Gad requested to have their settlement on the east side of Jordan, it does not appear that any part of the tribe of Man...
The writer appends to the command of God Joshua 13:1 a statement that the other two tribes and a half had already had their inheritance marked out for them by Moses in the land east of Jordan. The bou...
1. INSTRUCTION GIVEN: THE TWO AND ONE-HALF TRIBES CHAPTER 13 _ 1. Jehovah speaks to Joshua (Joshua 13:1)_ 2. Inheritance of the two and one-half tribes (Joshua 13:8) About seven years had gone by s...
JOSHUA 13. PARTS OF THE LAND AS YET UNCONQUERED. IN HERITANCE OF THE TWO AND A HALF TRIBES ON THE E. OF JORDAN. In Joshua 13:1 we meet with a statement which causes surprise. The whole land has been s...
The Possession of the Half Tribe of Manasseh 29. _the half tribe of Manasseh_ "The fact that it is always called a half tribe appears curious, especially on comparison with the similar, yet widely di...
_VER._ 29-31. _AND MOSES GAVE INHERITANCE UNTO THE HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH_— It does not appear that the tribe of Manasseh had desired the settlements which Moses gave to the half tribe of it on the ea...
_The Territory of Manasseh Joshua 13:29-33_ 29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families....
_THIS IS THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF GAD AFTER THEIR FAMILIES, THE CITIES, AND THEIR VILLAGES._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
TERRITORIES OF THE EASTERN TRIBES 1-7. These vv. describe the land which, though still unconquered, is to be assigned to the 9½ tribes. It includes the W. and N. borders of Palestine. Wellhausen ('His...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 13 3. THE EXTENT OF THE *BLESSING The lan...
DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY DISTRIBUTED BY MOSES ON THE EAST OF JORDAN (Joshua 13:15). (15) REUBEN. — See also Numbers 32:33 and Deuteronomy 3:16, &c....
וַ יִּתֵּ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה לַ חֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶט מְנַשּׁ
CHAPTER XXI. JOSHUA'S OLD AGE- DIVISION FOR THE EASTERN TRIBES. Joshua Ch. 13, 14:1-5. "THE Lord said unto Joshua, Thou art old and stricken in years." To many men and women this would not be a wel...
The second half of the Book of Joshua deals with the settlement of the people in the promised land. Dean Stanley says: "In the Book of Joshua we have what may without offense be termed The Domesday Bo...
Chapter 13 begins a description of the division of the land. Verses 2-3 name the unconquered areas in the south, while those in the north are described in 4-6. If Israel had have been obedient and fai...
The sacred historian is particular to enumerate these things concerning the portion of the two tribes and half; because it is a confirmation of what Moses had before done. Joshua only confirms the app...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND MOSES GAVE [INHERITANCE] UNTO THE HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH,.... Whether at their request or of himself, there being land enough for them, and the two tribes of Gad and Reuben, is not certain: AND ...
And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and [this] was [the possession] of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families. Ver. 29. _Unto the half tribe of Manasse...
_Unto the half-tribe of Manasseh_ Not that they desired it, as Reuben and Gad did, (Numbers 32:1,) but partly as a recompense to Machir the Manassite, for his valiant acts against Og, and partly becau...
1 The bounds of the land not yet conquered. 8 The inheritance of the two Tribes and halfe. 14.33 The Lord and his sacrifices, are the inheritance of Leui. 15 The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben....
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh; and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families....
THE TERRITORY OF THE TWO AND ONE HALF TRIBES...
LAND REMAINING TO BE CONQUERED (vv. 1-7) Joshua became "old and advanced in years" (v. 1). In fact, he was not a young man when he led Israel across the Jordan, at least in his sixties. If, as we ri...
7-33 The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be governed, not by force, but right. Wh...
THE PORTION OF THE HALF-TRIBE OF MANASSEH (JOSHUA 13:29). Joshua 13:29 ‘ And Moses gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their fa...
CONTENTS: Joshua instructed concerning the division of the land. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Joshua. CONCLUSION: All people, and especially old people, should set themselves to do that quickly which mus...
Joshua 13:1. _Joshua was old;_ now more than a hundred years of age. Joshua 13:3. _Sihor, Sichor;_ that is, _turbid,_ the waters being muddy. The map will show the geographical situation of most of th...
_Thou art old and stricken in years._ JOSHUA’S OLD AGE “The Lord said unto Joshua, Thou art old and stricken in years.” To many men and women this would not be a welcome announcement. They do not lik...
JOSHUA 13:1 Dividing the Land. In this third major section the Lord instructs Joshua in dividing and assigning the land. It is packed with geographical details. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 13:9. Medeba unto Dibon] The southern part of a table-land reaching from Rabbath Ammon to the river Arnon. Both places were given to the Reubenites (Joshua 13:16), but were aft...
EXPOSITION THE DIVISION OF THE TERRITORY.— JOSHUA 13:1 NOW JOSHUA WAS OLD. This is usually regarded as the second part of the Book of Joshua; the first being devoted to the history of the conquest o...
In chapter thirteen, Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; [It means that he was beginning to be a little feeble. The idea of "stricken in years" refers to more or less the feebleness that oftent...
Joshua 13:29...
Of Manasseh — Not that thou desired it, as Reuben and Gad did, Numbers 32:1, but partly as a recompence to Machir the Manassite, for his valiant acts against Og; and partly for the better defence of t...