XXXII.
(1) Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad... — These tribes had occupied a contiguous position in their encampments for the space of thirty-eight years (Numbers 2:10; Numbers 2:14), and it was natural that they should desire to be permanently located near each other.
The land of Jazer. — See Numbers 21:32. This district was remarkable for its rich pasture-land.
The land of Gilead. — This land lay north and south of the Jabbok, and even in its present desolation shows traces of its great fertility.