Moses then tells of the distribution of the land in the newly won Transjordanian territory to two and a half tribes (3:12–17; fully described in Num. 32:1–42). Deuteronomy makes no reference to the conflict that arose over this decision. Reuben was given the territory from the Arnon north to the hill country of Gilead, with half of that area (the land previously held by Sihon) given to Gad. Og’s territory, which was the other part of Gilead and all of Bashan, was given to the half tribe of Manasseh; the other half of the tribe would need to wait until Joshua made the distribution on the west side of the Jordan, which is recorded in Joshua 17:7–11. One of Manasseh’s descendants, Jair, “took” the whole of the Argob up to the borders of two small states of Maakah…