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They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nebo and Baal Meon (<i>their</i> names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave <i>other</i> names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nebo, and Baal-meon—<i>their</i> names being changed—and Sibmah, and they gave <i>other</i> names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and Nebo and Baal-meon— their names being changed— and Sibmah, and they gave other names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and Nebo and Baal-meon—<i>their</i> names being changed—and Sibmah, and they gave <i>other</i> names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and Nebo and Baal-meon—<i>their</i> names being changed—and Sibmah, and they gave <i>other</i> names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names being changed) and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names unto the cities which they builded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sibmah, as well as the towns that used to be known as Nebo and Baal-Meon. They renamed all those places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Nebo, Baal Meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. These are the names they gave the cities they rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nebo, Baal Meon (this name was changed), and Sibmah. They gave new names to the towns they rebuilt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nebo, Baal-meon (after having changed their names), and Sibmah. The cities that they rebuilt were renamed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nebo, Baal Meon (with a change of name), and Sibmah. They renamed the cities they built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah. They gave other names to the cities which they built. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Nebo, and Ba‘al-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call the names of the cities which they have built by [these] names.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Nebo, and Baal-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call by these names the names of the cities which they have built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Nebo, and Baal-Meon (the name being changed), and Shibmah: and they will call by names the names of the cities which they built.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names having been changed) and Sibmah, appointing names for the cities which they had built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Nebo, Baal-meon (names to be changed!), and Sibmah. These towns, which they rebuilt, they called by their old names. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Nebo, and Baal-meon (some names being changed), and Sibmah; and they gave names to the towns that they rebuilt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names being changed), and Sibmah; and gave other names to the cities which they built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Nabu and Belmun whose names were adopted, and Sebma, and they called their names for names of cities that they built.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and Nebo, and Baal-meon--their names being changed--and Sibmah; and gave their names unto the cities which they builded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and Beelmeon, surrounded <i>with walls</i>, and Sebama; and they called the names of the cities which they built, after their own names.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/32-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10149" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/32.htm">The Tribes East of the Jordan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5015.htm" title="5015: nə·ḇōw (N-proper-fs) -- Probably of foreign derivation; Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine.">as well as Nebo</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1186.htm" title="1186: ba·‘al (Prep) -- From Ba'al and ma'own; Baal of habitation; Baal-Meon, a place East of the Jordan."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1186.htm" title="1186: mə·‘ō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- From Ba'al and ma'own; Baal of habitation; Baal-Meon, a place East of the Jordan.">and Baal-meon</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm (N-ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">(whose names</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: mū·sab·bōṯ (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">were changed),</a> <a href="/hebrew/7643.htm" title="7643: śiḇ·māh (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Moab. Or Sibmah; probably from basam; spice; Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab.">and Sibmah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">And they renamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: ḇə·šê·mōṯ (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">they rebuilt.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-17.htm">Joshua 13:17</a></span><br />to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-25.htm">Joshua 13:25</a></span><br />The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36-37</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz, / Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm">1 Chronicles 5:8</a></span><br />and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12-13</a></span><br />So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm">Deuteronomy 3:16-17</a></span><br />and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites. / The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13-15</a></span><br />The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.” / Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites / to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-19.htm">1 Kings 4:19</a></span><br />Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-2</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-2</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23-24</a></span><br />upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, / upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9</a></span><br />therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names to the cities which they built.</p><p class="hdg">Nebo</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1</a></b></br> Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages <i>were</i> heavy loaden; <i>they are</i> a burden to the weary <i>beast</i>.</p><p class="hdg">Baal-meon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-41.htm">Numbers 22:41</a></b></br> And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost <i>part</i> of the people.</p><p class="hdg">gave other names of the cities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-3.htm">Numbers 32:3</a></b></br> Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">Genesis 26:18</a></b></br> And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-13.htm">Exodus 23:13</a></b></br> And in all <i>things</i> that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/25-5.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Baalmeon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Baal-Meon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ba'al-Me'on</a> <a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/numbers/32-37.htm">Built</a> <a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/numbers/32-36.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Meon</a> <a href="/numbers/27-1.htm">Names</a> <a href="/numbers/32-37.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Sibmah</a> <a href="/numbers/32-36.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/33-7.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm">Baalmeon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm">Baal-Meon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm">Ba'al-Me'on</a> <a href="/joshua/22-16.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Built</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-5.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/13-17.htm">Meon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-43.htm">Names</a> <a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Sibmah</a> <a href="/numbers/32-41.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-1.htm">The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-6.htm">Moses reproves them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">They offer him conditions with which he is content</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Moses assigns them the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/32-39.htm">They conquer it.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Nebo is associated with Mount Nebo, where Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death. Baal-meon, also known as Beth-baal-meon, was a city dedicated to the Canaanite god Baal, indicating the prevalent pagan worship in the area. The changing of names signifies a rejection of the pagan past and an assertion of Israelite identity and sovereignty. This act of renaming is reminiscent of other biblical instances where names are changed to reflect a new purpose or divine intervention, such as Abram to Abraham or Jacob to Israel.<p><b>and Sibmah.</b><br>Sibmah was another city in the region of Moab, known for its vineyards, as mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Isaiah 16:8-9</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Jeremiah 48:32</a>. The mention of Sibmah highlights the agricultural richness of the area, which was attractive to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The vineyards of Sibmah were renowned, and the city’s inclusion in this list underscores the economic potential that the Israelites sought to harness. The control of such fertile land would have been crucial for sustaining the tribes' livestock and agricultural activities.<p><b>And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.</b><br>Renaming and rebuilding the cities symbolize the transformation and establishment of a new order under Israelite control. This act of rebuilding is not just physical but also spiritual, as it involves purging the land of its former idolatrous associations. The renaming signifies a new beginning and dedication to the God of Israel, aligning with the broader biblical theme of renewal and redemption. This transformation can be seen as a type of Christ, who brings new life and identity to believers, as stated in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>, where those in Christ are described as a new creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebo.htm">Nebo</a></b><br>A city located in the territory east of the Jordan River, associated with the tribe of Reuben. It was one of the cities rebuilt and renamed by the Reubenites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/baal-meon.htm">Baal-meon</a></b><br>Another city in the region of Reuben, originally named after the Canaanite god Baal. The Reubenites changed its name as part of their settlement process.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sibmah.htm">Sibmah</a></b><br>A city known for its vineyards, also located in the territory of Reuben. It was rebuilt and renamed by the Reubenites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/reubenites.htm">Reubenites</a></b><br>The descendants of Reuben, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. They settled in the land east of the Jordan River after requesting it from Moses.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/name_changes.htm">Name Changes</a></b><br>The act of renaming these cities signifies a break from their pagan past and a new identity under Israelite control.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_name_changes.htm">Significance of Name Changes</a></b><br>The renaming of cities reflects a transformation and dedication to God, moving away from pagan associations. In our lives, we are called to leave behind our old ways and embrace a new identity in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_heritage_and_legacy.htm">Importance of Heritage and Legacy</a></b><br>The Reubenites' actions in rebuilding and renaming cities demonstrate the importance of establishing a godly heritage. We are encouraged to build our lives and communities on the foundation of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_inheritance.htm">God's Faithfulness in Inheritance</a></b><br>The allocation of land to the Reubenites is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. We can trust God to provide for us and guide us in our spiritual inheritance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_transformation.htm">Cultural Transformation</a></b><br>Just as the Reubenites transformed the cultural landscape by renaming cities, Christians are called to be agents of change in the world, influencing culture with the values of the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_moses_die_in_the_bible.htm">How did Moses die according to biblical accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_verify_rapid_city_builds_in_transjordan.htm">Numbers 32:34-38: Can we verify the rapid construction or fortification of these cities in Transjordan through any historical or archaeological findings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_exodus_38_21-23_and_numbers_align.htm">How do the measurements and quantities listed in Exodus 38:21-23 harmonize with other parts of Exodus and Numbers that detail Israel's population and resources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/any_historical_proof_of_moses'_warnings.htm">Numbers 32:23: Are there any historical or archaeological records that corroborate Moses' warnings about sin and its consequences for these tribes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Baalomeon.</span> Called Been in verse 3, Beth-meon in <a href="/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23</a>, Beth-Baal-meon in <a href="/joshua/13-17.htm">Joshua 13:17</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Their names being changed.</span> <span class="hebrew">מוּסַבֹּת שֵׁם</span>, "with change of name," dependent on the verb "built." The Septuagint has <span class="greek">περικεκυκλωμένας</span> (Symmachus, <span class="greek">περιτετευχισμένας</span>), apparently reading <span class="hebrew">שׁוּר</span> for <span class="hebrew">שֵׁם</span>, but without authority. It is possible that the Been of verse 3 may be an instance of this attempt to change names, many of which were connected with idolatry. The attempt failed, but both the attempt itself and its failure were very characteristic of the partial and feeble hold which Israel had on this territory. <span class="cmt_word">Gave other names</span> <span class="cmt_word">to the cities which they builded.</span> Literally, "they called by names the names of the towns;" a round-about expression correctly paraphrased by the A.V. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/32-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">as well as Nebo</span><br /><span class="heb">נְב֞וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5015.htm">Strong's 5015: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nebo -- a city in Moab, also a mountain in Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Baal-meon</span><br /><span class="heb">מְע֛וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1186.htm">Strong's 1186: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal-meon -- 'Baal of (the) habitation', a place East of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">(whose names</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were changed),</span><br /><span class="heb">מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(mū·sab·bōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Sibmah.</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂבְמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(śiḇ·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7643.htm">Strong's 7643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sibmah -- a place in Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And they renamed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cities</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they rebuilt.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/32-38.htm">OT Law: Numbers 32:38 And Nebo and Baal Meon their names (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/32-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 32:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 32:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/32-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 32:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 32:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>