Joshua 13:17

“Heshbon, and all her cities that [are] in the plain, etc.] Which was by Medeba, and reached to Dibon: Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon; Dibon was rebuilt by Gad, though it belonged to Reuben, and perhaps was inhabited by both, being on the borders of each; and Bamothbaal signifies the high places of Baal; (see <042241> Numbers 22:41); perhaps this is the same with Bamoth in the valley, <042120> ( Numbers 21:20); and Bethbaalmeon is the same with Baalmeon in (<043238>Numbers 32:38); where it is highly probable was a temple of Baal, since both “beth” signifies an house, and “meon” an habitation.”

“The writer appends to the command of God Joshua 13:1-7 a statement that the other two tribes and a half had already had their inheritance marked out for them by Moses in the land east of Jordan. The boundaries of this territory as a whole are first set forth Joshua 13:8-14, and afterward the portions assigned within it to the two tribes and a half are severally described Joshua 13:15-33. Joshua 13:14 See Deuteronomy 18:1-5 and notes. Joshua 13:15-24 Inheritance of the tribe of Reuben. This territory was the most southerly of the trans-Jordanic possessions of Israel, and adjoined Moab, which lay only on the other side of the Arnon. Hence, the Reubenites became in after times much intermixed…”

“Dibon: Eusebius says the city was situated in the plain of Arnon. Bamothbaal: or, the high places of Baal, and the house of Baal-meon, Num 21:19, Num 22:41, Num 32:38 Joshua 13:18”