Jos 12:2-5 | KD | STEP | On Sihon and his kingdom, see Num 21:24; ; -17. “ Aroër on the Arnon :” the present ruins of Araayr , on the northern bank of the Mojeb (see Num 32:34). הנּחל ותוך, “ and (from) the middle of the valley onwards :” i.e., according to the parallel passages in , , and , from the town in the Arnon valley, the city of Moab mentioned in Num 22:36, viz., Ar or Areopolis (see at Num 21:15) in the neighbourhood of Aroër, which is mentioned as the exclusive terminus a quo of the land taken by the Israelites along with the inclusive terminus Aroër. “ Half-Gilead ,” i.e., the mountainous district on the south side of the Jabbok (see at ), “ to the river Jabbok ,” i.e., the upper Jabbok, the present Nahr Ammân (see at Num 21:24).

‏ Joshua 12:2-5

On Sihon and his kingdom, see Num 21:24; Deu 2:36; Deu 3:16-17. “Aroër on the Arnon:” the present ruins of Araayr, on the northern bank of the Mojeb (see Num 32:34). הנּחל ותוך, “and (from) the middle of the valley onwards:” i.e., according to the parallel passages in Jos 13:9, Jos 13:16, and Deu 2:36, from the town in the Arnon valley, the city of Moab mentioned in Num 22:36, viz., Ar or Areopolis (see at Num 21:15) in the neighbourhood of Aroër, which is mentioned as the exclusive terminus a quo of the land taken by the Israelites along with the inclusive terminus Aroër. “Half-Gilead,” i.e., the mountainous district on the south side of the Jabbok (see at Deu 3:10), “to the river Jabbok,” i.e., the upper Jabbok, the present Nahr Ammân (see at Num 21:24). Jos 12:4-5

“And the territory of Og,” sc., they took possession of (Jos 12:1). On Og, vid., Deu 3:11; and on his residences, Ashtaroth (probably to be seen in Tell Ashtereh) and Edrei (now Draa or Dêra), see at Gen 14:5 and Num 21:33. On his territory, see Deu 3:10, Deu 3:13-14.