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Joshua 12:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 12:3

Verse 3 of 24

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And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:

Joshua 12:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 12:3

Theological / Devotional

Plain. Heb. arabah, the depression through which the Jordan flows (see on chs. 11:2; 12:1). Beth-jeshimoth, literally, the “house of desolation,” was about 5 mi. east of the Jordan in a desert section near the Dead Sea called Jeshimon, or the “waste” district.

From the south. Rather, “southward,” that is, from Beth-jeshimoth, to below Ashdoth-pisgah, literally, “the ravines of Pisgah.” The author here points out that the Arabah turns southward, east of the Dead Sea, in the area below the ravines of the mountains. Pisgah was a familiar landmark — the place where Moses went to view Canaan. This verse concludes the description of the extent of Sihon’s kingdom.

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