Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 3:10
all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as the cities of Salecah and Edrei in the kingdom of Og.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel in the plains of Moab while recounting the recent conquest of the Transjordan. He delineates the exact boundaries of the territory seized from King Og following the defeat of his army.
The words — כֹּל (kol) translates literally as "all," emphasizing total possession of the listed regions. עַד ('ad) means "to" or "as far as," marking the eastern boundary of the conquered territory.
The thread — Joshua 12:4 records Og's residence in Ashtaroth and Edrei, while Numbers 21:33 documents the initial military confrontation with Og's army. Deuteronomy 4:49 later lists the broader eastern allotment without repeating this specific territorial inventory.
Why it lands — The verse demands precise recognition of the territory allocated to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh. It establishes a concrete historical record of divine fulfillment rather than an abstract promise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Cross-references
- Numbers 21:33 Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
- Deuteronomy 4:49 including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.
- Joshua 12:4 And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
- Joshua 13:11 also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—
- Joshua 13:31 half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.