And Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes, and an half tribe, on the other side Jordan,....
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Joshua 14:3
Joshua 14:3
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us what they did with the countries in the land of Canaan. They were…Joshua 14:1-5Joshua 14:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe allotment of the tribes.
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