Joshua 22:9
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
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Gill's Exposition
And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan,.... To the banks of it, or the sand heaps, some take the word to signify, which were thrown up to restrain the waters…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Gilead - Here used in the widest sense for the whole trans-Jordanic district.
Return of the Tribes. Erection of an Altar on the Jordan
9. out of Shiloh where the division of the land had been carried out. See Jos 18:1.
which is in the land of Canaan Only the country west of the…
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