Lux Domini

Numbers 21:28

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
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Key themes

Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

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Numbers 21:26Numbers 21:27Micah 6:8Amos 5:24

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Glossary

Moab Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.

Arnon Place

Biblical river. Modern identification: Wadi Mujib.

Ar Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Balua.

Heshbon Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.

City People

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).