the river Arnon: Deuteronomy 2:36; Numbers 21:13-15; Judges 11:18-21
behold: Joshua 6:16; 2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:2; Jeremiah 27:5; Ezekiel 29:20; Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:17
begin to possess it: Heb. begin, possess.
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Deuteronomy 2:24
Deuteronomy 2:24
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