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 of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
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Gill's Exposition
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses,.... The children of Gad are mentioned first, though Reuben was the firstborn, and had a standard under which Gad pitched: it…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Jazer - Compare the marginal reference. This district, although included in the land of Gilead, seems to have had special attractions for the Israelite settlers. All travelers in Gilead, the modern…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the land of Jazer Jazer always appears, elsewhere, as the name not of a district but of a town (see Num 32:32; Num 32:32and notes on Num 21:24; Num 21:32). It is difficult to see any reason for its…
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