Joshua 22:11 KJV
And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
Matthew Henry
- They build an altar of testimony, The congregation offended thereatHere is the care of the separated tribes to keep their hold of Canaan's religion. At first sight it seemed a design to set up an altar against the altar at...
Cross References
- Deuteronomy 13:12–14 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, …
- Leviticus 17:8–9 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, …
- Deuteronomy 12:5–7 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: …
- Joshua 2:7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
- Joshua 3:14–16 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; …
- Judges 12:5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
- John 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
- John 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
- John 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
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Topics
- Gad Erect a monument to signify the unity of the tribes east of the Jordan River with the tribes west of the river
- Haste In judgment, by Moses and the Israelites
- Israel Two and one-half tribes return from the west side of the Jordan River; erect a memorial to signify the unity of the tribes; the memorial...
- Manasseh Make satisfactory explanation
- Misjudgment Of the Reubenites and Gadites
- Motive When they built the memorial
- Prudence The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes
- Reubenites Unite with the other tribes in building a monument to signify the unity of the tribes on the east of the Jordan River with the tribes on...
- Uncharitableness The tribes west of the Jordan River toward the two and a half tribes
- War Averted
- Zeal, religious Israelites
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1451–1443 BC · Joshua
Places
- CanaanRegion · Location well established
- JordanRiver · today Jordan River · Location well established
- Places in Joshua 22 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- ReubenBehold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen 29:32). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen 35:22, brought down upon him his...
- GadFortune; luck. (1.) Jacob’s seventh son, by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and the brother of Asher (Gen 30:11–13; Gen 46:16, Gen 46:18). In...
- ManassehWho makes to forget. “God hath made me forget” (Heb. nashshani), Gen 41:51. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Joseph. He and his brother...
- Canaan(1.) The fourth son of Ham (Gen 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (Gen...
- JordanHeb. Yarden, “the descender;” Arab. Nahr-esh-Sheriah, “the watering-place” the chief river of Palestine. It flows from north to south...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the children בְנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- heard וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ wayyišmĕʿû שָׁמַע Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- say לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- Behold, the children הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative בְנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Reuben רְאוּבֵן rĕʾwwbēn רְאוּבֵן Proper name
- and the children וּבְנֵי ûbĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with and
- of Gad גָד gād גָּד Proper name
- and the half וַחֲצִי waḥăṣî חֵצִי Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- tribe שֵׁבֶט šēbeṭ שֵׁבֶט Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Manasseh הַמְנַשֶּׁה hamnaššê מְנַשֶּׁה Proper name · with the
- have built בָנוּ bānû בָּנָה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- an altar אֶת ʾet Object marker הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- over against אֶל ʾel Preposition מוּל mûl מוּל Preposition אֶל ʾel Preposition אֶל ʾel Preposition
- the land אֶרֶץ ʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
- of Canaan כְּנַעַן kĕnaʿan כְּנַעַן Proper name
- in the borders גְּלִילוֹת gĕlîlôt גְלִילָה Noun · feminine plural construct
- of Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּן hayyardēn יַרְדֵּן Proper name · with the
- at the passage עֵבֶר ʿēber עֵבֶר Noun · masculine singular construct
- of the children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
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