Numbers 32:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:1 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of J..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:1 — KJV
“Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;”
— Numbers 32:1 (KJV)
Numbers 32:1 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 32:1
“And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:1: children, reuben, gad
“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.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:1: children, reuben, gad
“And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:1: children, reuben, gad
“And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:1: children, reuben, gad
“And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:1: children, reuben, gad
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