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and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the children of Ammon;
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A Land with a History
Commentators explain that the land given to Israel, including King Sihon's cities, had a layered history. It was previously Moabite territory that the Amorites had conquered. God's act of giving this specific land to Israel demonstrates His sovereign power over the rise and fall of nations and His faithfulness in fulfilling His promises.
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Joshua
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The writer adds to the command of God (Joshua 13:1–7) a statement that the other two and a half tribes had already had their inheritanc…
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Reformed Baptist
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The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that each person should know what belongs to them, and not take what belongs to an…
