Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
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Interpretation
Moses sums up all the arguments for obedience in two words, the blessing and the curse. He charged the people to choose which they would have.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 11:30-32.
Glossary
- Jordan Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Arabah Place
- A name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David’s warriors ( 2 Sam. 23:31 ; 1 Chr. 11:32 ), probably as being an inhabitant of Arabah ( Josh. 15:61 ), a town in the wilderness of Judah.
- Gilgal Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.
- Moreh Place
- Biblical tree. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.