Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
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Gill's Exposition
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof,.... As their border eastward was Aroer on the river Arnon, so their border westward was the river Jordan:
this was the…
The writer appends to the command of God Jos 13:1-7 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…
Here we have, I. Orders given to Joshua to assign to each tribe its portion of this land, including that which was yet unsubdued, which must be brought into the lot, in a believing confidence that it…
Cambridge Bible
Balaam also The mention of these "vassals of Sihon" leads the historian to record also at this point the death of Balaam, which took place at the same time as that of these vassals (Num 31:8). He is…
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