Lux Domini
All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

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Interpretation

Og was very powerful, but he did not take warning by the ruin of Sihon, and desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and so was hardened to his destruction.

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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 3:10-11.

Deuteronomy 3:10 Deuteronomy 3:11

Glossary

Bashan Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.
Edrei Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Daraa.
Gilead Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.
Salecah Place
Wandering, a city of Bashan assigned to the half tribe of Manasseh ( Deut. 3:10 ; Josh. 12:5 ; 13:11 ), identified with Salkhad, about 56 miles east of Jordan.