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26 It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Lo-debar.[a] 27 In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western boundary ran along the Jordan River, extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee,[b] and then turned eastward. 28 The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Gad.

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  1. 13:26 Hebrew Li-debir, apparently a variant spelling of Lo-debar (compare 2 Sam 9:4; 17:27; Amos 6:13).
  2. 13:27 Hebrew Sea of Kinnereth.

26 and from Heshbon(A) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim(B) to the territory of Debir;(C) 27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,(D) Sukkoth(E) and Zaphon(F) with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee[a](G)). 28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,(H) according to their clans.

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  1. Joshua 13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth