Sihon also controlled the Jordan Valley and regions to the east—from as far north as the Sea of Galilee to as far south as the Dead Sea, including the road to Beth-jeshimoth and southward to the slopes of Pisgah.

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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 .

[Reference Jos…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And from the plain
Or rather, "and the plain", the plains of Moab, which, before possessed by the Israelites, belong…

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…