In Numbers 32, Moshe came to an agreement with the tribes of Reuven and Gad – and half of Menashe – according to which they would fight alongside the rest of the nation until the Promised Land was conquered and would then return to the land they’d claimed on the east side of the Jordan.
But what happens when the time comes? When the battles are fought and the land west of the Jordan portioned out, when it’s time to face the reality of a river running through them… What can the people do to maintain the ties that bind them, then and for always?
Is conflict between these different populations inevitable?