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Deuteronomy 2:29

Deuteronomy 2:29
(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me,.... Which respects, as Jarchi observes, not the affair of passing through their land requested, for…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 2:24-37

God having tried the self-denial of his people in forbidding them to meddle with the Moabites and Ammonites, and they having quietly passed by those rich countries, and, though superior in number, not…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

as the children of Esau … and the Moabites In JE Num 20:18 ff. Esau refused Israel's request made from Ḳadesh, but appears to have sold them bread and water when, later, Israel crossed the S. end of…