Joshua 13:10

And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;

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Interpretation

The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's.

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This thought runs through Joshua 13:7-11.

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.
Ammon Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
Heshbon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.