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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. Not the land of the Moabites; and by those means before mentioned; by conquering Sihon their king, they came into the possession of it, and took up their dwelling in it; this was the beginning of the conquest of the Canaanites, and an earnest and pledge of inheriting their land promised unto them; the Israelites that dwelt here were the tribes of Reuben and Gad.
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Gill, John. "Commentary on Numbers 21:31". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https:/
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible
Israel Settle In The Land of the Amorites (Numbers 21:31).
Numbers 21:31
‘Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.’
The passage ends triumphantly with the fact that Israel now dwelt in the land of the Amorites. The Amorite bogey (Deuteronomy 1:27; Deuteronomy 1:44) had been laid once for all.
One lesson for us from this incident is that sometimes what appears to be a disappointment can be turned by God into a triumph. In this case He was working in His sovereignty with the blessing of His people in mind. Israel were no doubt disappointed that the Amorites refused them passage, but the final result was possession of lands which would be theirs permanently.
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Pett, Peter. "Commentary on Numbers 21:31". "Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible ". https:/
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
(31) Thus Israel dwelt . . .-Better, And Israel sojourned, &c. (See Note on Numbers 21:25.)
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Ellicott, Charles John. "Commentary on Numbers 21:31". "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". https:/
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.- 32:33-42; Deuteronomy 3:16,17; Joshua 12:1-6; 13:8-12
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Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Numbers 21:31". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https:/
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