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Moses and Eleazar counted the Israelites while they were camped in the hills of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho.

One day his daughters went to the sacred tent, where they met with Moses, Eleazar, and some other leaders of Israel, as well as a large crowd of Israelites. The young women said:

and tell them they must now obey him, just as they obey you.

The Lord said: On the Sabbath, in addition to the regular daily sacrifices, you must sacrifice two rams a year old to please me. These rams must have nothing wrong with them, and they will be sacrificed with a drink offering and four pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil.

Widows and divorced women must keep every promise they make to the Lord .

Twelve thousand men were picked from the tribes of Israel, and after they were prepared for battle,

They also burned down the Midianite towns and villages.

Israel's soldiers gathered together everything they had taken from the Midianites, including the captives and the animals.

Then they returned to their own camp in the hills of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho, where Moses, Eleazar, and the other Israelite leaders met the troops outside camp.

They are the ones who followed Balaam's advice and invited our people to worship the god Baal Peor. That's why the Lord punished us by killing so many of our people.

The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned a lot of cattle and sheep, and they saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead had good pastureland.

So they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the other leaders of Israel and said,

They went as far as Eshcol Valley, then returned and told the people that we should not enter it.

And he said that no one who was twenty years or older when they left Egypt would enter the land he had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Not one of those people believed in the Lord 's power,

except Caleb and Joshua. They remained faithful to the Lord ,

where they can stay and be safe. Then we'll prepare to fight and lead the other tribes into battle.

"Make sure that the tribes of Gad and Reuben prepare for battle and cross the Jordan River with you. If they do, then after the land is in your control, give them the region of Gilead as their tribal land.

Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran. They built walls around them and also built places to keep their sheep and goats.

Sibmah, as well as the towns that used to be known as Nebo and Baal-Meon. They renamed all those places.

So Moses gave the Machirites the region of Gilead, and they settled there.