On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
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Interpretation
Here is the introduction to another discourse, or sermon, Moses preached to Israel, which we have in the following chapters. He sets the law before them, as the rule they were to work by, the way they were to walk in.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 4:44-48.
Glossary
- Jordan Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
- Amorites People
- Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.
- Beth-peor Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Ayun Musa.
- Heshbon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.