“Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;”
Sihon's kingdom described — Sihon king of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the middle of the valley, even to the River Jabbok, which is the boundary of the Ammonites. Sihon's territory extends from the Arnon River (Jordan's eastern tributary) through the central plateau to the Jabbok River, with Heshbon as the capital. The specification of boundaries—Arnon to Jabbok—establishes Sihon's Transjordan holdings as a substantial kingdom defeated before Israel's western campaign.
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