Numbers 21:23
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites,.... His royal city, where he kept his palace, where he had resided for some time, and perhaps some of his predecessors; and therefore being…
We have here an account of the victories obtained by Israel over Sihon and Og, which must be distinctly considered, not only because they are here distinctly related, but because long afterwards the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the wilderness See on Num 21:21.
Jahaz Deu 2:32; Isa 15:4; Jer 48:34. The form Jahzah is used in Jos 13:18; Jos 21:36; Jdg 11:20 (Heb.), Jer 48:21, 1Ch 6:78. The site is unknown, but it evidently lay…
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