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Deuteronomy 3:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 3:1

Verse 1 of 29

Scripture focus

Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

Deuteronomy 3:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1

Theological / Devotional

Turned, and went. See Num. 21:32, 33.

Bashan. Probably from the Hebrew root meaning “to be soft,” “to be smooth.” The noun as a proper name would mean “smooth,” “fertile,” which is true of the region from the Yarmuk northward to Hermon. It has few trees, but a rich soil ideal for grain.

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