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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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Joshua

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Joshua 12:1–6

18th Century

Theologian

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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John Gill

John Gill

On Joshua 12:5

17th Century

Pastor

And reigned in Mount Hermon
That is, over all the people that inhabited that mount or dwelt under it, ([Reference Jo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Joshua 12:1–6

17th Century

Minister

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…