Numbers Chapter 21 verse 15 Holy Bible
And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.
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The slope of the valleys going down to the tents of Ar and touching the edge of Moab.
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And the stream of the brooks which turneth to the dwelling of Ar, And inclineth toward 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 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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The slope of the valleys That inclines toward the dwelling of Ar, Leans on the border of Moab.
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And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - And at the stream of the brooks. Rather, "and the pouring (וְאֶשֶׁד) of the brooks," i.e., the slope of the watershed. Ar. עָר is an archaic form of עִיר, a city. The same place is called Ar Moab in verse 28. 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" (Joshua 13:9, cf. Deuteronomy 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 (Deuteronomy 2:9, 29).
