Deuteronomy 2:18

'Thou art this day to pass over the border of Moab, even Ar;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:

In Context

17that the LORD spoke unto me saying:

19and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, harass them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. —

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Cross References

Numbers 21:15And the slope of the valleys that inclineth toward the seat of Ar, and leaneth upon the border of Moab. —

Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. For in the night that Ar of Moab is laid waste, he is brought to ruin; for in the night that Kir of Moab is laid waste, he is brought to ruin.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:9-24

8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. 10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;… Read the whole commentary →

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