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Matot
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Numbers 32:2 - 32:42 |
Moses conveys the laws governing the annulment of vows
to the heads of the tribes of Israel.
War is waged against Midian for their role in plotting the moral destruction
of Israel, and the Torah gives a detailed account of the war spoils and how
they were allocated amongst the people, the warriors, the Levites and the
High Priest.
The tribes of Reuben and Gad (later joined by half of the tribe of Menasseh)
ask for the lands east of the Jordan as their portion in the Promised Land,
these being prime pastureland for their cattle. |
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Moses is initially angered by the
request, but subsequently agrees on the condition that
they first join, and lead, in Israel's conquest of the
lands west of the Jordan.
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