Sihon

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The Bible describes that as the Israelites in their Exodus came to the country east of the Jordan, near Heshbon, King Siḥon of the Amorites refused to let them pass through his country. The Israelites fought him in a battle, gaining complete victory. His walled towns were captured and the complete Amorite country was taken by the Israelites, who killed the king and "all his people." (Num. 21:21-30, Deut. 2:24-37).

Numbers 21:35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him remaining; and they possessed his land. (King James Version)

Numbers 21:35 So they struck him down, together with his sons and his whole army, leaving them no survivors (New International Version)

In a similar way the Israelites took the country of Og, and these two victories gave them possession of the complete country east of the Jordan, from the Arnon to the foot of the Hermon. These victories, among the earliest successful campaigns of the Israelites, quickly became legendary among them, and are referred to numerous times in the Bible as prototypical examples of God-given victory.
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Israelites were the dominant cultural and ethnic group living in Canaan in Biblical times, composing the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Modern Jewish people claim to be descended from the Tribes of Israel.
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River Jordan (Hebrew: נהר הירדן, nehar hayarden,
Arabic: نهر الأردنnahr al-urdun)




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Heshbon (also (H)Esebon, Esbous, Esebus) was an ancient town located east of the Jordan River in the modern Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and historically within the territories of Ammon and Ancient Israel.
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Ancient Mesopotamia

Euphrates Tigris
Cities / Empires
Sumer: Uruk ' Ur ' Eridu
Kish ' Lagash ' Nippur
Akkadian Empire: Akkad
Babylon ' Isin ' Susa
Assyria: Assur Nineveh
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OG may stand for:
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology
  • Old Gower, a former pupil of University College School
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  • , a former pupil of Gresham's School
  • Old Gold, a dark yellow
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For the river Arnon in France see Arnon (France).
Arnon (Hebrew: אַרְנוֹן) is a river and wadi in western Jordan, known in modern times in Arabic as Wadi al-Mawjib.
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Mount Hermon (; Arabic: جبل الشيخ, Jabal el-Shaiykh, Djabl a-Shekh, Hebrew:
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legend (Latin, legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude.
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