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Sihon king of the Amorites lived in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is located on the edge of the Arnon River[a] from the middle of the valley, including half of Gilead as far as Wadi[b] Jabbok, the border of the Ammonites, and toward the Arabah as far as the Sea of Galilee[c] to the east, as far as the Arabah Sea (that is, the Dead Sea) to the east as one travels in the direction[d] of Beth-jeshimoth, and to the south as far as the foothills of Pisgah.[e] The territory of Og king of Bashan was conquered. He was[f] one of the last of the Rephaim,[g] and lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei,

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  1. Joshua 12:2 The Heb. lacks River
  2. Joshua 12:2 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times
  3. Joshua 12:3 Lit. Chinnereth
  4. Joshua 12:3 Lit. east in the road
  5. Joshua 12:3 Lit. Ashdoth-pisgah; perhaps including Mount Nebo
  6. Joshua 12:4 The Heb. lacks was conquered. He was
  7. Joshua 12:4 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33