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Judges 11:33

King James Version (KJV)

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And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, [even] twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

Judges 11:33 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 11:33

Theological / Devotional

Aroer. There were two cities by this name in Transjordan, one (see v. 26) on the northern bank of the Arnon, and another near Rabbath-ammon, in Ammonite territory (Joshua 13:25). It is difficult to tell which city the writer intended here.

Minnith. Mentioned in (Eze. 27:17) as an exporter of wheat. Thought to have been near Heshbon.

Plain of the vineyards. “Meadow of the vineyards” or a proper name. Abel–keramim (RSV). Eusebius puts it 7 Roman mi. from Philadelphia (Amman). An identification with Khirbet es–Ṣūk, south of Amman, remains uncertain.

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