Joshua 22:1

Joshua 22:1-8. Joshua's Farewell Address to the two Tribes and a Half

1. Then Joshua The author of the section from Chapter s 13 21. having given his account, marked with truth and accuracy, of the division of the land, the appointment of the Cities of Refuge and the Levitical cities, describes in the three following Chapter s, which close the book, (a) the release of the two tribes and a half to their homes beyond the Jordan; (b) their return, and erection of an altar on the Jordan; (c) the embassy from Israel on account of this altar; (d) the apology of the eastern tribes and return of the embassy; (e) Joshua's last discourses to the people; (f) his death; and (g) the death of Eleazar.

called the Reubenites This took place not immediately after the close of the war, but after the completion of the division of the land and the appointment of the Levitical cities, in which the Trans-Jordanic tribes had as much interest as the other tribes.