1 Chronicles 5:9

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7 And his brethren by their families, ^awhen the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

8 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in ^aAroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.

9 Eastward they settled as far as the¹ entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their cattle had multiplied ^ain the land of Gilead.

10 Now in the days of Saul they made war ^awith the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead.

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11 And the ^achildren of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of ^bBashan as far as ^cSalcah:

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1 Chronicles 5:9

He inhabited - i. e. Reuben. Eastward the Reubenites inhabited as far as the commencement of the great Syrian Desert, which extended all the way from the river Euphrates to their borders.

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