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Commentary:
Nebo
See Numbers 32:3.
| Baal Meon
Be'on in Numbers 32:3. Some say that this was Balak's capital (Targum Yonathan).
| these names have been changed
By Sichon when he took this territory from Moab (Ramban; Chizzkuni). Or by the Israelites when they conquered the territory (Rashi). Or, a proper name, 'Musaboth Shem,' so named because its heroes' names were engraved on its surrounding walls (Targum Yonathan). Or, 'Baal Meon, surrounded with walls' (Septuagint).
| Sivmah
This is Sevam in Numbers 32:3 (Rashi).
| They gave these cities...
(Ramban; Ralbag). Or, 'they gave [new] names to the cities that they built' (Rashi; Saadia); or, 'they named these cities after their builders.' (Targum Yonathan; cf. Septuagint).
| Makhir
See Numbers 26:29. The sons involved were probably Peresh and Sheresh (1 Chronicles 7:16).
| Gilead
See Numbers, 32:1. It is possible that Gilead was named after Makhir's son. According to some, Gilead had died by now (Midrash Aggadah).
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