Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:27
And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and [his] border, [even] unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
27. and in the valley ] i. e. the valley of the Jordan. The possessions of the Gadites are now described in this valley as far north as the Sea of Galilee.
Beth-aram ] or Beth-haran, the modern Beit-haran (Num 32:36). In later times it was known as Bethramphtha, and was called Julias or Livias by Herod Antipas in honour of the Emperor Augustus.
Beth-nimrah ] or Nimrah (Num 32:3), which name still survives in the Nahr Nimrn, close to one of the fords of Jordan just above Jericho.
and Succoth ] (“ Booths ”), in the Jordan valley, between Peniel, near the ford of the torrent Jabbok, and Shechem (Gen 32:30; Gen 33:18). It is famous ( a) in the history of Jacob’s return from Padan-aram; of ( b) Gideon’s pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna (Jdg 8:5-17); ( c) as the spot at which the brass foundries were placed for casting the metal-work of the Temple (1Ki 7:46; 2Ch 4:17). Its position has not been exactly ascertained, and no place resembling Zaphon also has yet been discovered.
Jordan and his border ] See above, Jos 13:23. For the Sea of Chinnereth = the “ sea of Galilee,” see above, Jos 12:3.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 27. Beth-aram] This city was rebuilt by Herod, and called Livias, in honour of Livia, the wife of Augustus. Josephus calls it Julias, Julia being the name which the Greeks commonly give to Livia. – Calmet.
Succoth] A place between Jabbok and Jordan where Jacob pitched his tents, from which circumstance it obtained its name, see Ge 33:17.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Rest of the kingdom of Sihon; the northern part of his kingdom.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And in the valley, Betharam,…. The same with Bethharan,
[See comments on Nu 32:36]:
and Bethnimrah; sometimes called Nimrah, Nu 32:3; near to which were some waters, called the waters of Nimrim, Isa 15:6; It was in Jerom’s p time a large village; it seems to have its name from leopards, which perhaps had their haunts hereabout:
and Succoth: the place where Jacob pitched his tent after he had passed over Jabbok; it is called in the Jerusalem Talmud q Thaarabah:
and Zaphon; which in the same Talmud is Amatho or Amathus, which Jerom says r is a village beyond Jordan, twenty one miles from Pella to the south, though he places it in the tribe of Reuben:
the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon; which was not given to the tribe of Reuben, Jos 13:21;
Jordan and [his] border; that is, the cities which were near it, as Kimchi; or that were upon the bank of it, as Jarchi;
[even] unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth; the same with the lake of Gennesaret, Lu 5:1;
on the other side Jordan eastward; the other from that in which the inheritance of Gad lay, which was beyond Jordan, from the land of Canaan.
p De loc. Heb. fol. 93. I. q T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 38. 4. r De loc. Heb. fol. 88. E.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
On the north, the territory of Gad seems to have extended to the Jabbok, and only to have stretched beyond the Jabbok at Mahanaim, which formed the boundary of half-Manasseh, according to Jos 13:30. In the valley of the Jordan, on the other hand, the boundary reached to the Sea of Galilee. “ The valley ” is the valley of the Jordan, or the Arabah from Wady Hesbn above the Dead Sea up to the Sea of Galilee, along the east side of the Jordan, which belonged to the kingdom of Sihon (Jos 12:3; Deu 3:17). The northern boundary of the tribe of Reuben must have touched the Jordan in the neighbourhood of the Wady Hesbn. In the Jordan valley were Beth-haram, the future Libias, and present er Rameh (see at Num 32:36); Beth-nimra, according to the Onom. five Roman miles to the north, the present ruin of Nimrein (see at Num 32:36); Succoth, according to the Onom. trans Jordanem in parte Scythopoleos (see at Gen 33:17); Zaphon (i.e., north), probably not far from the southern extremity of the Sea of Galilee. “ The rest of the kingdom of Sihon,” the other part having been given to the Reubenites (Jos 13:21).
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
27. The valley The Jordan valley from the border of Reuben northward to the sea of Chinnereth. Beth-aram is doubtless the same as Beth-haran in Num 32:36. In Eusebius, Jerome, and the Talmud it is called Bethramtha. It has not been accurately identified, but very probably will be found at the ruins called er-Ram just north of the Wady Heshban. The site of Beth-nimrah is still preserved in Nimrin, located, according to Robinson’s map, near the mouth of the Wady Shoaib, and about twelve miles north of er-Ram. In Num 32:3, it is called simply Nimrah. From its abundance of water and likeness of name in the Septuagint it seems to meet the requirements of the Bethabara of the New Testament. See note on Joh 1:28.
Succoth An important place east of the Jordan, where Jacob built a house and made booths for his cattle after his meeting with Esau. Gen 33:17. Its exact location is unknown. Zaphon is mentioned again only at Jdg 12:1, where see note. No modern trace of it has been discovered.
The rest of the kingdom of Sihon That is, the portion of it that was left after allotting the southern part to the tribe of Reuben. See note on Jos 13:21.
Sea of Chinnereth See note on Jos 11:2. The subsequent fate of the children of Gad was very like that of the tribe of Reuben. See note on Jos 13:23.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Jos 13:27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and [his] border, [even] unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
Ver. 27. See Trapp on “ Jos 13:18 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Betharam: A city near mount Peor, and not far from the entrance of the Jordan into the Dead Sea; rebuilt and called Livias by Herod, in honour of Livia, wife of Augustus. Num 32:36
Bethnimrah: Num 32:3, Num 32:36
Succoth: Gen 33:17, Jdg 8:5, Jdg 8:6, Jdg 8:14-16, 1Ki 7:46
Chinnereth: Jos 11:2, Jos 12:3, Chinneroth, Num 34:11, Deu 3:17, Luk 5:1, Gennesaret
Reciprocal: Jos 19:35 – Chinnereth Psa 60:6 – valley Isa 15:6 – Nimrim
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
13:27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and [his] border, [even] unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the {g} other side Jordan eastward.
(g) That is, in the land of Moab.