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Mapping the Boundaries
Commentators clarify the ancient place names in this verse. 'Chinnereth' is identified with Gennesaret, near the Sea of Galilee. The 'sea of the Arabah,' or 'Salt Sea,' is the Dead Sea. 'Ashdothpisgah' is translated as 'the springs of Pisgah.' This detailed description precisely marks the eastern boundary of the land given to the two-and-a-half tribes.
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Deuteronomy
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Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 3:13–17
19th Century
Bishop
Compare Numbers 32:33-42, and the Notes on them.
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 3:17
17th Century
Pastor
The plain also, and Jordan
The plain by Jordan, the plains of Moab on the side of it, together with the river:
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 3:12–20
17th Century
Minister
This country was given to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh (see Numbers 32). Moses repeats the condition of the grant to whi…