Numbers 32:1
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Cross-reference
Numbers 32:3 lists the specific cities in the land they saw, expanding on the general location of Jazer and Gilead.
Numbers 32:26 is the same negotiation — the tribes promise to leave their livestock in Gilead, the land they saw as suitable.
Numbers 32:33 shows Moses granting the land to Gad, Reuben, and half-Manasseh — the direct outcome of the request in verse 1.
Numbers 32:35 later mentions Gad building cities like Jazer, confirming they settled the land seen in verse 1.
Numbers 21:32 describes the earlier conquest of Jazer, the same location Reuben and Gad now see, providing historical background.
Numbers 21:24 records Israel's conquest of the same Transjordan region that Reuben and Gad later request for their herds.
Joshua 13:25 records the allotment of Jazer and Gilead to Reuben and Gad — the very land they saw as suitable for livestock here.
Deuteronomy 33:21 confirms Gad's choice of the eastern land, echoing their request for livestock-friendly territory in Numbers 32:1.
Joshua 22:9 describes the fulfillment of the request — the tribes return to possess the land east of Jordan they asked for in Numbers 32:1.
Genesis 29:32 records the birth and naming of Reuben, explaining the tribe's origin referenced here.
Genesis 30:10 records the birth of Gad, providing the tribal origin for the Gadites mentioned here.
Genesis 30:11 gives the naming of Gad, the same origin story as verse 10, offering background on the tribe.
Judges 5:16 criticizes Reuben for staying among sheepfolds, reflecting the pastoral focus that drove their land request in Numbers 32:1.
Joshua 21:39 lists Jazer as a Levitical city in Gad's land, the same region requested by Reuben and Gad in Numbers 32:1.
In 1 Chronicles 4:41, Simeonites take land because of pasture for flocks, echoing Reuben and Gad's motive.
In 1 Chronicles 6:81, Jazer is listed as a Levitical city with pasturelands, the same region sought for livestock.