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Passing By, Not Through
Commentators clarify that God's command was not for Israel to pass through Moab, but to pass by its border. They were to travel along the coast, near the specific city of Ar, respecting the boundary God had previously established for the Moabites.
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Deuteronomy
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Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 2:18
19th Century
Bishop
Ar. —According to Conder, “Rabbath-Moab,” the present ruin R abba, north of Merah.
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 2:18
17th Century
Pastor
You are to pass over through Ar
That is, over the river Arnon, by the city Ar of Moab, which was situated by it; see…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 2:8–23
17th Century
Minister
We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these: the Caphtorims drove the Avims o…