Settlement and City Building

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And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

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Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

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Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.

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The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

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as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

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The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

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So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.

41

Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.

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And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.