Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
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Glossary
- Valley of the Arnon Place
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Biblical valley. Modern identification: Wadi Mujib.
- Ammon Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- Amorites People
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Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.
- Aroer Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Arair.
- Gilead Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.
- Heshbon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.
- Jabbok Place
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Biblical river. Modern identification: Zarqa River.