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And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Joshua 12:5 — KJV
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And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Joshua 12:5 — KJV
Salcah. Og ruled as far north as Mt. Hennon and as far east as Salcah, which was in the mountains on the far east border of his kingdom.
Geshurites. An Aramaean tribe living on Og’s western border, east of the Sea of Galilee. They were not expelled by the Israelites (eh. 13:13), and continued their independence until the time of David.
Maachathites. A tribe living immediately north of the Geshurites, to the east of Lake Huleh and overlooking its marshes. Their principal town was Abel-beth-maachah, identified with the mound Tell Abil. The city was prominent in the days of David (see 2 Sam. 20:14-22). Israel did not expel the Maachathites, who continued to dwell there (Joshua 13:13). Og’s kingdom extended from Mt. Hennon in the north to the river Jabbok on the south, and from Salcah in the extreme east to the Geshurites and Maachathites in the west, but did not include any part of the Arabah.
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