Albert Barnes Commentary Deuteronomy 3:25

"Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon." — Deuteronomy 3:25 (ASV)

That goodly mountain - that is, that mountainous district. The flat districts of the East are generally scorched, lacking water, and therefore sterile; the hilly ones, on the contrary, have a more temperate climate and are fertilized by the streams from the high grounds. Compare Deuteronomy 11:11.

The whole of this prayer of Moses is very characteristic. The longing to witness further manifestations of God’s goodness and glory, and the reluctance to leave unfinished an undertaking which he had been permitted to commence, are striking traits in his character: compare Exodus 32:32 and following; Exodus 33:12, Exodus 33:18 and following; Numbers 14:12 and following.