And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
Study Helps
Interpretation
One instance of the honour and respect we owe to God, as our God, is, rightly to employ what he gives us to possess. Receive it from him, use it for him, and part with it when he calls for it.
Glossary
- Arnon Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Wadi Mujib.
- Jabbok Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Zarqa River.
- Jordan Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- 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.