Deuteronomy 3:15
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“And I gave Gilead unto Machir.”Deuteronomy 3:15
What Does Deuteronomy 3:15 Mean?
Deuteronomy 3:15 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 3, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 3:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 32:39“And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.”Genesis 50:23“And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.”Numbers 26:29“Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.”Joshua 17:1“There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.”Joshua 22:7“Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,”Joshua 22:9“And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”2 Samuel 17:26“So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.”2 Kings 15:29“In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.”1 Chronicles 2:21“And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.”
People & Places
MachirEast Manasseh (Half-Tribe)Gilead
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