Thematic Bible: A city of refuge east of the jordan river


Thematic Bible



Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer which is located near Rabbah,

Now, the descendants of Reuben and descendants of Gad happened to be joint owners of a very large herd of cattle. When they observed that Jazer and Gilead were good grazing lands for cattle,

"Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon

Atrothshophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

Then Moses sent out explorers to scout Jazer. They captured its towns and drove out the Amorites who were there.


Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities in all.


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