And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
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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.
- Bashan Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.
- 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.