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and ruled in Mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
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The Vast Kingdom Conquered
Commentators explain that this verse details the vast northern kingdom of Og, which Israel conquered. It stretched from the majestic Mount Hermon in the north, through the city of Salcah, and across the entire region of Bashan, a land famous in Scripture for its rich pastures and mighty oaks. This list emphasizes the scale and completeness of the victory God granted Israel east of the Jordan.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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