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Numbers 21:33

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 21:33

Verse 33 of 35

Scripture focus

And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

Numbers 21:33 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 21:33

Theological / Devotional

Bashan. Bashan was famous for its fine pasturelands, on which thrived large herds of cattle, and also for its oak forests (Deut. 32:14; Ps. 22:12; Ezek. 27:6).

Og. A descendant of the mighty Rephaims (Gen. 14:5; Joshua 12:4 ; 13:12).

Edrei. This has been identified with Edrea or Der‘a, some 22 mi. northwest of Bosra. It was apparently the second royal city of Bashan (see Deut. 1:4; Joshua 12:4; 13:12), 30 mi. east-southeast of the Sea of Tiberias, and 30 mi. west of the Hauran range on the southern border of Bashan (Deut. 3:1, 10), near a branch of the Jannuk. The rains of the city are buried beneath the modern village. Had Og remained behind his fortified towers, Israel could scarcely have touched him. In the divine Providence he left his fortifications and gave battle in open country.

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