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We took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we didn`t take from them; sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
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A Miraculous Victory
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that conquering sixty fortified cities was not merely a military achievement but a clear sign of God's "marvelous help." The sheer number and strength of the cities highlight that Israel's victory was swift and total only because God was fighting for them, making the impossible possible.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sixty cities - Probably the cities of Jair in Bashan described in (Deuteronomy 3:14) as Bashan-havoth-jair.
All the re…
19th Century
Anglican
These details are not given in Numbers. Professor Porter, in the Griant Cities of Bashan, has well described the impression made upon him …
16th Century
Protestant
And we took all the cities. He here more fully relates what He had briefly touched upon in Numbers. He says that sixty, well-fortified…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And we took all his cities at that time Not only Edrei where the battle was fought, and Ashteroth his capital city, …
Og was very powerful, but he did not take warning from the ruin of Sihon, nor did he desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and s…
