“And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.”
And beyond the Jordan, on the east side, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan of the tribe of Manasseh — The three eastern refuge cities mirror the western distribution. Bezer (wilderness fortress), Ramoth (height), and Golan (exile, captivity) mark the Transjordanian territories assigned in Numbers 32. The six cities' distribution (three west, three east) creates symmetry across the Jordan covenant boundary.
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