Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
Joshua 13:17 belongs to the section describing the distribution of the land, the dividing and settling of the Promised Land among Israel's tribes. That distribution was based on written records that accurately described the properties. More specifically, the verse belongs to the account of the land of Reuben east of the Jordan. Salt stands in that land of Reuben east of the Jordan, and the road from there to Jerusalem passes over the Jordan by way of Jericho.
Joshua 13:17 belongs to the section describing the distribution of the land, the dividing and settling of the Promised Land among Israel's tribes. That distribution was based on written records that accurately described the properties. More specifically, the verse belongs to the account of the land of Reuben east of the Jordan. Salt stands in that land of Reuben east of the Jordan, and the road from there to Jerusalem passes over the Jordan by way of Jericho.