Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward the border of Moab.

Then Jehovah said to me: 'Do not trouble the people of Moab, the descendants of Lot. And do not start a war with them. I gave them the city of Ar, and I am not going to give you any of their land.' Verse ConceptsAvoid QuarrelsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of Godharassment

You will cross over the border of Moab at Ar today. Verse ConceptsRiver Crossings

Moses continued: Cross over the Arnon River. I will help you defeat Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon and his country. Possess his land and engage him in battle. Verse ConceptsRiver ArnonFighting EnemiesThose God Gave Into Their HandsBattle

as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us. We will keep going until we cross the Jordan River into the land Jehovah our God is giving us.' Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised Land

They moved again and camped on the north side of the Arnon River, in the desert that extends into Amorite territory. The Arnon was the border between the Moabites and the Amorites. Verse ConceptsBoundariesArnonCamping During The Exodus

King Sihon ruled from Heshbon after defeating the Moabites and taking over their land north of the Arnon River gorge. Verse ConceptsArnon

Moses continued: Cross over the Arnon River. I will help you defeat Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon and his country. Possess his land and engage him in battle. Verse ConceptsRiver ArnonFighting EnemiesThose God Gave Into Their HandsBattle

Balak heard that Balaam was coming. He went to meet him at Ar, a city on the Arnon River at the border of Moab. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMeeting PeopleArnonSpoken Greetings

Jehovah helped us capture every town from the Arnon River Gorge north to the boundary of Gilead. This included the town of Aroer on the edge of the gorge and the town in the middle of the gorge. Verse ConceptsCities Under AttackArnonThose God Gave Into Their Hands

Sihon and Og ruled Amorite kingdoms east of the Jordan River. Their land stretched from the Arnon River Gorge in the south to Mount Hermon in the north. We captured it all. Verse ConceptsMountainsBeyond JordanTwo Other Men

I assigned the territory from Gilead to the Arnon River to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The middle of the river was their southern boundary, and their northern boundary was the Jabbok River, part of which formed the Ammonite border. Verse ConceptsRivers And Streams

These are the kings of the land that the children of Israel defeated and who's territory they captured. It was on the other side of Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the Arnon River to Mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east. Verse ConceptsThe SunArnonBeyond JordanGentile Rulers

Moses continued: Cross over the Arnon River. I will help you defeat Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon and his country. Possess his land and engage him in battle. Verse ConceptsRiver ArnonFighting EnemiesThose God Gave Into Their HandsBattle

They moved again and camped on the north side of the Arnon River, in the desert that extends into Amorite territory. The Arnon was the border between the Moabites and the Amorites. That is why The Book of Jehovah's Battles speaks of the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the valleys; the Arnon River, and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward the border of Moab.

The people of Israel sent messengers to the Amorite king Sihon to say: Let us go through your country. We will not go through any of your fields or vineyards or drink any of the water from your wells. We will stay on the king's highway until we have passed through your territory. Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Sihon gathered all his troops and came out into the desert to attack Israel. When Sihon's troops came to Jahaz, they fought against Israel. read more.
Israel defeated them in battle and took possession of their land from the Arnon Valley to the Jabbok River. They stopped at the border of the Ammon because it was fortified. The Israelites settled in the Amorite towns. They settled in the capital city of Heshbon with its surrounding villages. King Sihon ruled from Heshbon after defeating the Moabites and taking over their land north of the Arnon River gorge. That is why the Amorites had written this poem about Heshbon: Come and rebuild Heshbon, King Sihon's capital city! His armies marched out like fiery flames, burning down the town of Ar and destroying the hills along the Arnon River. You Moabites are done for! Your god Chemosh deserted your people. They were captured, taken away by King Sihon the Amorite. We completely defeated Moab. The towns of Heshbon and Dibon, of Nophah and Medeba are ruined and gone. After the Israelites settled in the Amorite territory, Moses sent some men to explore the town of Jazer. Some time later, the Israelites captured the villages surrounding it and forced out the Amorites who lived there.

Moses continued: Cross over the Arnon River. I will help you defeat Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon and his country. Possess his land and engage him in battle. From this day forward I will make all the people and nations through out the earth afraid of you. They will hear reports about you and tremble and be in anguish because of you. I sent messengers from the desert of Kedemoth to King Sihon of Heshbon with the following offer of peace: read more.
If you allow us to travel through your country, we will go straight through and will not leave the road. We will pay you in silver for the food we eat and the water we drink. Please let us go through, as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us. We will keep going until we cross the Jordan River into the land Jehovah our God is giving us.' King Sihon of Heshbon would not allow us to pass through. Jehovah your God made him stubborn and overconfident in order to hand him over to you, as he has now done. Then Jehovah said to me: 'I make King Sihon and his land helpless before you. Capture his land and occupy it.' Sihon came out with all his men to fight us near the town of Jahaz, and Jehovah our God helped us defeat them. We killed Sihon, his sons, and all his people. We captured and destroyed every town in Sihon's kingdom. We killed everyone. We took the livestock and everything else of value.

Sihon and Og ruled Amorite kingdoms east of the Jordan River. Their land stretched from the Arnon River Gorge in the south to Mount Hermon in the north. We captured it all. Verse ConceptsMountainsBeyond JordanTwo Other Men

We destroyed all the towns and put to death all the men, women, and children. This was just as we did in the towns that belonged to King Sihon of Heshbon. Verse ConceptsAnnihilationDestruction Of Cities

The people of Israel sent messengers to the Amorite king Sihon to say: Let us go through your country. We will not go through any of your fields or vineyards or drink any of the water from your wells. We will stay on the king's highway until we have passed through your territory. Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Sihon gathered all his troops and came out into the desert to attack Israel. When Sihon's troops came to Jahaz, they fought against Israel. read more.
Israel defeated them in battle and took possession of their land from the Arnon Valley to the Jabbok River. They stopped at the border of the Ammon because it was fortified. The Israelites settled in the Amorite towns. They settled in the capital city of Heshbon with its surrounding villages.

Moses continued: Cross over the Arnon River. I will help you defeat Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon and his country. Possess his land and engage him in battle. From this day forward I will make all the people and nations through out the earth afraid of you. They will hear reports about you and tremble and be in anguish because of you. I sent messengers from the desert of Kedemoth to King Sihon of Heshbon with the following offer of peace: read more.
If you allow us to travel through your country, we will go straight through and will not leave the road. We will pay you in silver for the food we eat and the water we drink. Please let us go through, as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us. We will keep going until we cross the Jordan River into the land Jehovah our God is giving us.' King Sihon of Heshbon would not allow us to pass through. Jehovah your God made him stubborn and overconfident in order to hand him over to you, as he has now done. Then Jehovah said to me: 'I make King Sihon and his land helpless before you. Capture his land and occupy it.' Sihon came out with all his men to fight us near the town of Jahaz, and Jehovah our God helped us defeat them. We killed Sihon, his sons, and all his people. We captured and destroyed every town in Sihon's kingdom. We killed everyone. We took the livestock and everything else of value. Jehovah helped us capture every town from the Arnon River Gorge north to the boundary of Gilead. This included the town of Aroer on the edge of the gorge and the town in the middle of the gorge. However, we did not go near the Ammonite towns, both in the mountains and near the Jabbok River, just as Jehovah commanded.

Jehovah said to me: 'Do not be afraid of him. I will hand him, all his army, and his land, over to you. Do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.' Verse ConceptsDo Not Fear Men