# #202 | Joshua ch.13 - Is the Transjordan Part of Israel?

From **The Tanakh Podcast: R Alex Israel** by R Alex Israel.

- **Published:** Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:01:00 GMT
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<p>Chapter 13 lists the tribal portions of Reuven, Gad and Menashe on the East bank of the Jordan river.</p><p>But is this land part of the land of Israel? The text of Sefer Yehoshua is somewhat ambivalent about this region, a negativity with roots in the Torah.</p>