Reuben's final boundary — That is, all the cities of the tableland and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck down with the leaders of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba. The summary of Reuben's allocation includes all of Sihon's former cities. The reference to the 'leaders of Midian' (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, Reba) who were struck down with Sihon (Numbers 31) connects the Transjordan settlement to the fuller narrative of conquest and covenant renewal.

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