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1 Chronicles 5:8

1 Chronicles 5:8
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And eastward he inhabited,.... Either Bela, or the tribe of Reuben:

unto the entering in of the wilderness; the…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Who dwelt in Aroer - This town was situated on the river Arnon; and Nebo was both a city and a mountain in the same…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 5:1-17

We have here an extract out of the genealogies,

I. Of the tribe of Reuben, where we have,

1. The reason why this tribe…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Aroer now -Ar-âir, a heap of ruins near the wâdy Mojib, i.e. the Arnon(Jos 12:2). It passed from Sihon king of the…