Lux Domini
And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearJustice and mercyPilgrimageRebellion

Glossary

Amorites People

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.

Heshbon Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.