Lux Domini
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

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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.
Ammon Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
Rabbah Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Amman.