“And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.”
And when you come near the territory of the sons of Ammon, do not oppress them and do not provoke them to war; for I will not give you the land of the sons of Ammon for a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession' -- Ammon, like Moab, descended from Lot (Abraham's nephew). The parallel prohibition shows God's consistent protection of adjacent nations. The repeated phrase 'I have given it... for a possession' emphasizes God's universal sovereignty over territories. Some lands are simply off the covenant itinerary.
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