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27 Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.(A)

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27 “Gad(A) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

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The Territory of Gad

24 Moses gave an inheritance also to the tribe of the Gadites, according to their families. 25 Their territory was Jazer, and all the towns of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites, to Aroer, which is near Rabbah,(A) 26 and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir,[a] 27 and in the valley Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon, the Jordan and its banks, as far as the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth, eastward beyond the Jordan.(B) 28 This is the inheritance of the Gadites according to their families, with their towns and villages.

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  1. 13.26 Gk Syr Vg: Heb Lidebir

24 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:

25 The territory of Jazer,(A) all the towns of Gilead(B) and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;(C) 26 and from Heshbon(D) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim(E) to the territory of Debir;(F) 27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,(G) Sukkoth(H) and Zaphon(I) with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee[a](J)). 28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,(K) according to their clans.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth

10 Then Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, “Good fortune!” So she named him Gad.[a]

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  1. 30.11 That is, fortune

10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(A) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[a] So she named him Gad.[b](B)

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  1. Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
  2. Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.