Joshua 12:2 meaning and explanation
Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,
Joshua 12:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua 12 is a summary list closing the account of Israel's conquest, and verse 2 names the first of two kings defeated east of the Jordan under Moses. Sihon ruled the Amorites from Heshbon, and his territory stretched from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley north to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites, covering half of Gilead.
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