Joshua 22:9 meaning and explanation

So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.

Joshua 22:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua has just released the eastern tribes from their promise to fight alongside their brothers until the land west of the Jordan was secured. Here the Reubenites, Gadites and half of Manasseh leave the assembly at Shiloh, where the tabernacle stood, and travel back to Gilead, the territory Moses had assigned them before his death.

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