Deuteronomy 2:26

And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

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Interpretation

God tried his people, by forbidding them to meddle with the rich countries of Moab and Ammon. He gives them possession of the country of the Amorites.

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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 2:26-27.

Deuteronomy 2:26 Deuteronomy 2:27

Glossary

Heshbon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.
Kedemoth Place: Beginnings; easternmost, a city of Reuben, assigned to the Levites of the family of Merari ( Josh. 13:18 ). It lay not far north-east of Dibon-gad, east of the Dead Sea. Modern identification: Aleiyan.