And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land,.... Not in the land of the Hagarites, but in the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond Jordan, given them by Moses.
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1 Chronicles 5:23
1 Chronicles 5:23
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1 Chronicles 5 — Overview1 Chronicles 5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis chapter gives us some account of the two tribes and a half that
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