the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
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the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
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And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
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And the slope of the valleys that inclineth toward the seat of Ar, and leaneth upon the border of Moab. —
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Passages linked to Numbers 21:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 21:28 for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
- Deuteronomy 2:9 Yahweh said to me, “Don’t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of his land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.”
- Deuteronomy 2:18 “You are to pass over Ar, the border of Moab, today.
- Deuteronomy 2:29 as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did to me; until I pass over the Jordan into the land which Yahweh our God gives us.”
- Isaiah 15:1 The burden of Moab. For in a night, Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing. For in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Ar; a chief city in Moab, as appears from…
Ar; a chief city in Moab, as appears from Isa 15:1, of which Num 21:28.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And from thence they went to Beer,.... A place…
And from thence they went to Beer,.... A place so called from a well which sprung up here, of which the following account is given:
that is, the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses; promising him to give it to the children of Israel, without asking for it; which was a very singular favour, and for which they were thankful: saying to him:
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gather the people together, and I will give them water; for as they were now gone from the river Arnon, and the streams and brooks of it, they might be in want of water, though they did not murmur as they had been used to do; and without their petition for it, the Lord promises to give it to them; and that they might be witness of the miracle that would be wrought for them, they are ordered to be gathered together.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Ar - A chief city in Moab.
Ar - A chief city in Moab.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 21:15-16. Ar — A chief city in Moab.…
Num 21:15-16. Ar — A chief city in Moab. Beer — This place, and Mattanah, Nahaliel, and Bamoth, named here, (Num 21:19,) are not mentioned among those places where they pitched or encamped, chap. 33. Probably they did not pitch or encamp in these places, but only pass by or through them. I will give them water — In a miraculous manner. Before they prayed, God granted, and prevented them with the blessings of goodness. And as the brazen serpent was the figure of Christ, so is this well a figure of the Spirit, who is poured forth for our comfort, and from him flow rivers of living waters.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain To the dwelling of Ar - Ar (compare Num…
To the dwelling of Ar - Ar (compare Num 21:28; Isa 15:1) was on the bank of the Arnon, lower down the stream than where the Israelites crossed. Near the spot where the upper Arnon receives the tributary Nahaliel Num 21:19, there rises, in the midst of the meadow-land between the two torrents, a hill covered with the ruins of the ancient city (Jos 13:9, Jos 13:16; compare Deu 2:36).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The rocks. Some assert that the rocks fell upon…
The rocks. Some assert that the rocks fell upon the enemy: others, that they gave way and opened a passage for the Hebrews, while the rivers were also dried up. Hebrew, "They encamped on the stream of the torrents, which bends towards the dwelling (or city) of Ar, and rests upon the frontiers of Moab." Thus the book to which Moses alludes, confirms his account of these different encampments. (Calmet) --- The Septuagint give rather a different turn of these two verses: "Hence it is said in a book, The war of the Lord has burnt Zoob and the torrents of Arnon---and has sent the torrents to inhabit Er: and it lies upon the borders of Moab." The river, it seems, had been removed out of its bead by a subterraneous fire or earthquake, and deluged the city of Ar, belonging to Moab. The mighty hand of God terrified those nations, while all nature fought against the wicked and the unwise, Wisdom v. 21. (Haydock) --- Rocks were hurled upon the heads of the Amorrhites, and the waters conveyed their dead bodies into the vale of Moab. (Worthington)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Ar--the capital of Moab.
Ar--the capital of Moab.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. Ar is identified by Dr. Robinson with the…
15. Ar is identified by Dr. Robinson with the modern Rabbah. But Ritter, Hengstenberg, Keil, Kurtz, Dietrich, and Raumer in his later view, all agree that it was situated near Aroer, on the Arnon. Dr. Ridgaway sustains Dr. Robinson. “The ruins here are second in extent and interest only to those of Rab Ammon. The Roman road appears to have divided the city into two parts. The more extensive ruins lie on the eastern side. On the west are two Corinthian columns, very graceful indeed, and about two hundred feet apart. If these belonged to the same building, as they probably did, it must have been very large and grand. Among the ruins on the east side are several large mounds, which probably cover fallen buildings. I observed one large depression into which access was gained by what at first seemed to be a succession of steps, and in the bottom of which was an extensive pavement. This I took to have been a theatre.” — The Lord’s Land.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. the slope] Probably something steeper, such as a…
15. the slope] Probably something steeper, such as a cliff, is intended. The sing. is not found elsewhere; the plural always in the expression ‘the slopes of the Pisgah’ (Deu_3:17; Deu_4:49, Jos_12:3; Jos_13:20) except in Jos_10:40.
the dwelling of Ar] A poetical expression for the site of Ar, the city being personified. ‘Ar means ‘city’ (LXX. Ἤρ represents ‘Ir, the ordinary Heb. form of the word); in Num_21:28 it is ‘Ar of Moab,’ equivalent to the ‘city of Moab’ (Num_22:36); cf. Isa_15:1. The site of Ar is unknown, but its locality is indicated in Num_22:36 (see note there).
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leaneth upon] A poetical parallel to the preceding ‘inclineth towards.’
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And at the stream of the brooks. Rather, "and…
And at the stream of the brooks. Rather, "and the pouring (dvaw) of the brooks," i.e., the slope of the watershed. Ar. r is an archaic form of ryi, a city. The same place is called Ar Moab in verse
28.
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It was situate on the Arnon somewhat lower down than where the Israelites crossed its "brooks." The peculiarity of the site, "in the midst of the river", (Jos_13:9, cf. Deu_2:36) and extensive ruins, have enabled travelers to identify the spot on which it stood at the junction of the Mojeb (Arnon) and Lejum (Nahaliel, verse 19). It is uncertain whether the Greeks gave the name of Areopolis, as Jerome asserts, to Ar, but in later times it was Rabbah, a town many miles further south in the heart of Moab which bore this name. Ar was at this period the boundary town of Moab, and as such was respected by the Israelites. (Deu_2:9, Deu_2:29)
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