Bechor Status and Transjordanian Land Grants

Sources examine whether the firstborn status of Gad, Reuben, and Menashe influenced Moshe's decision to allocate them territory in the Transjordan. The sources address the relationship between primogeniture and territorial distribution in ancient Israel.

בכור בבני מנשה נתן לו משה תחלה

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Chizkuni, Numbers 32:40

Moshe gave Gilead to Makir because he was a bechor among the sons of Menashe, granting it to him first; and because Makir was old and did not go out to war, Moshe gave him a fortified city where he dwelt while his sons went with Israel and returned.

ויתן משה את הגלעד למכיר לפי שהיה בכור בבני מנשה נתן לו משה תחלה ולפי שהוא היה זקן ולא יצא בצבא נתן לו עיר מבצר וישב שם בעוד שהלכו בניו עם ישראל וחזרו.

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