Deuteronomy 33:21

He has selected the best part for himself, for the portion of the ruler is set aside there; he came with the leaders of the people, he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord and his ordinances with Israel.

Joshua 1:14

Your wives, children and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. You must help them

Numbers 32:1-6

Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

Numbers 32:16-42

Then they came very close to him and said, "We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,

Joshua 4:12-13

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.

Joshua 22:1-4

Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh

Judges 5:2

"When the leaders took the lead in Israel, When the people answered the call to war -- Praise the Lord!

Judges 5:11

Hear the sound of those who divide the sheep among the watering places; there they tell of the Lord's victorious deeds, the victorious deeds of his warriors in Israel. Then the Lord's people went down to the city gates --

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Summary

And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

The first part

General references

Bible References

The first part

Numbers 32:1
Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

A portion

Numbers 32:33
So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them.
Joshua 1:14
Your wives, children and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. You must help them
Joshua 22:4
Now the Lord your God has made your fellow Israelites secure, just as he promised them. So now you may turn around and go to your homes in your own land which Moses the Lord's servant assigned to you east of the Jordan.

He came

Numbers 32:16
Then they came very close to him and said, "We will build sheep folds here for our flocks and cities for our families,
Joshua 4:12
The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.
Judges 5:2
"When the leaders took the lead in Israel, When the people answered the call to war -- Praise the Lord!

General references

Genesis 49:19
Gad will be raided by marauding bands, but he will attack them at their heels.

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