Daily Bread

² “This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines^(BD) and Geshurites,^{(BE) 3} from the Shihor River^(BF) on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron^(BG) on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers^(BH) in Gaza, Ashdod,^(BI) Ashkelon,^(BJ) Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites^{(BK) 4} on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek^(BL) and the border of the Amorites;^{(BM) 5} the area of Byblos;^(BN) and all Lebanon^(BO) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon^(BP) to Lebo Hamath.^(BQ)

⁹ It extended from Aroer^(BX) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau^(BY) of Medeba as far as Dibon,^{(BZ) 10} and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,^(CA) out to the border of the Ammonites.^{(CB) 11} It also included Gilead,^(CC) the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah^(CD)— ¹² that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan,^(CE) who had reigned in Ashtaroth^(CF) and Edrei.^(CG) (He was the last of the Rephaites.^(CH)) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.^{(CI) 13} But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur^(CJ) and Maakah,^(CK) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.^(CL)

¹⁶ The territory from Aroer^(CN) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba^{(CO) 17} to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau,^(CP) including Dibon,^(CQ) Bamoth Baal,^(CR) Beth Baal Meon,^{(CS) 18} Jahaz,^(CT) Kedemoth,^(CU) Mephaath,^{(CV) 19} Kiriathaim,^(CW) Sibmah,^(CX) Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, ²⁰ Beth Peor,^(CY) the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— ²¹ all the towns on the plateau^(CZ) and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs,^(DA) Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba^(DB)—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. ²² In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,^(DC) who practiced divination.^{(DD) 23} The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.^(DE)

²⁵ The territory of Jazer,^(DF) all the towns of Gilead^(DG) and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;^{(DH) 26} and from Heshbon^(DI) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim^(DJ) to the territory of Debir;^{(DK) 27} and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,^(DL) Sukkoth^(DM) and Zaphon^(DN) 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^[c](DO)). ²⁸ These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,^(DP) according to their clans.

³⁰ The territory extending from Mahanaim^(DQ) and including all of Bashan,^(DR) the entire realm of Og king of Bashan^(DS)—all the settlements of Jair^(DT) in Bashan, sixty towns, ³¹ half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan).^(DU) This was for the descendants of Makir^(DV) son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, according to their clans.^(DW)