Joshua 13:32 Meaning and Explanation
“These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.”
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What Does Joshua 13:32 Mean?
A closing line gathers up the eastern allotments. These were the lands Moses had distributed as inheritance in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan and east of Jericho. The summary sets a seal on all the eastern portions described.
Naming Moses as the one who distributed these lands honors the continuity of God's work through His servants. What Moses began in the plains of Moab, Joshua now carries forward west of the river. The inheritance is one unbroken gift, granted through successive leaders by the one faithful God. The location near Jericho, where Israel first crossed into the land, recalls the great threshold of the promise, now being fulfilled on both sides of the Jordan.
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What does Joshua 13:32 mean?
These were the inheritances Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan near Jericho.