Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, both the middle of the valley and half of Gilead, even as far as the brook Jabbok, the border of the sons of Ammon;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

All the plain on the east - that is, the Arabah or depressed tract along the east bank of Jordan, the modern El-Ghor .

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John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon
Which he took from the Moabites, and made his capital city, ([Refer…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Fresh mercies must not overshadow the memory of former mercies. Nor must the glory of the present instruments of good to the church diminish the ju…