Deuteronomy 2:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“Today you are going to cross the border of Moab, that is, of Ar.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 21:15 : 15 and the slope of the valleys that extends to the dwelling of Ar, and falls off at the border of Moab.”
  • Num 21:23 : 23 But Sihon did not permit Israel to pass through his border; he gathered all his forces together and went out against Israel into the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
  • Isa 15:1 : 1 The Lord Will Judge Moab This is an oracle about Moab: Indeed, in a night it is devastated, Ar of Moab is destroyed! Indeed, in a night it is devastated, Kir of Moab is destroyed!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 2:8-9
    2 verses
    81%

    8 So we turned away from our relatives the descendants of Esau, the inhabitants of Seir, turning from the route of the rift valley which comes up from Elat and Ezion Geber, and traveling the way of the wilderness of Moab.

    9 Then the LORD said to me,“Do not harass Moab and provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as your territory. This is because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.

  • 19 But when you come close to the Ammonites, do not harass or provoke them because I am not giving you any of the Ammonites’ land as your possession; I have already given it to Lot’s descendants as their possession.”

  • 17 the LORD said to me,

  • 29 just as the descendants of Esau who live at Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross the Jordan to the land the LORD our God is giving us.”

  • 77%

    17 Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying,“Please allow us to pass through your land.” But the king of Edom rejected the request. Israel sent the same request to the king of Moab, but he was unwilling to cooperate. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

    18 Then Israel went through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab. They traveled east of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon River; they did not go through Moabite territory(the Arnon was Moab’s border).

  • 15 and the slope of the valleys that extends to the dwelling of Ar, and falls off at the border of Moab.”

  • 24 “Get up, make your way across Wadi Arnon. Look! I have already delivered over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Go ahead! Take it! Engage him in war!

  • Deut 2:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36 From Aroer, which is at the edge of Wadi Arnon(it is the city in the wadi), all the way to Gilead there was not a town able to resist us– the LORD our God gave them all to us.

    37 However, you did not approach the land of the Ammonites, the Wadi Jabbok, the cities of the hill country, or any place else forbidden by the LORD our God.

  • 13 From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends from the regions of the Amorites, for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

  • 18 It crossed to the slope in front of the rift valley to the north and descended into the rift valley.

  • 18 This is an easy task for the LORD; he will also hand Moab over to you.

  • Num 20:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through the fields or through the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well. We will go by the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or the left until we have passed through your region.’”

    18 But Edom said to him,“You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword.”

  • 28 He said to them,“Follow me, for the LORD is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!” They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not let anyone cross.

  • 27 “Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the roadway. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.

  • 31 For you are about to cross the Jordan to possess the land the LORD your God is giving you, and you will possess and inhabit it.

  • Deut 3:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 The rift valley and the Jordan River were also a border, from the sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley(that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the slopes of Pisgah to the east.

    18 Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes At that time I instructed you as follows:“The LORD your God has given you this land for your possession. You warriors are to cross over before your fellow Israelites equipped for battle.

  • Deut 2:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2 At this point the LORD said to me,

    3 “You have circled around this mountain long enough; now turn north.

    4 Instruct these people as follows:‘You are about to cross the border of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who inhabit Seir. They will be afraid of you, so watch yourselves carefully.

  • 27 Go up to the top of Pisgah and take a good look to the west, north, south, and east, for you will not be allowed to cross the Jordan.

  • 9 Their territory started from Aroer(on the edge of the Arnon Valley), included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba as far as Dibon,

  • 8 “I have heard Moab’s taunts and the Ammonites’ insults. They taunted my people and verbally harassed those living in Judah.

  • 7 Head out and resume your journey. Enter the Amorite hill country, and into all its neighboring areas, including the rift valley, the hill country, the foothills, the Negev, and the coastal plain– all of Canaan and Lebanon as far as the Great River, that is, the Euphrates.

  • Num 33:50-51
    2 verses
    71%

    50 At the Border of Canaan The LORD spoke to Moses in the rift valley plains of Moab along the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said:

    51 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them,‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • 2 When you cross the Jordan River to the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must erect great stones and cover them with plaster.

  • 49 “Go up to this Abarim hill country, to Mount Nebo(which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho) and look at the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.

  • 22 So I must die here in this land; I will not cross the Jordan. But you are going over and will possess that good land.

  • 20 Then I said to you,“You have come to the Amorite hill country which the LORD our God is about to give us.

  • 1 Balaam Refuses to Curse Israel The Israelites traveled on and camped in the rift valley plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River across from Jericho.

  • 18 I declare to you this very day that you will certainly perish! You will not extend your time in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • 1 Theological Justification of the Conquest Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications.

  • 48 They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the rift valley plains by Moab along the Jordan River across from Jericho.

  • 11 Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.

  • 12 Leadership Change Then the LORD said to Moses,“Go up this mountain of the Abarim range, and see the land I have given to the Israelites.

  • 2 He said to them,“Today I am a hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to get about, and the LORD has said to me,‘You will not cross the Jordan.’

  • 10 I will hand it over, along with the Ammonites, to the tribes of the east, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.

  • 20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the country of Moab, near the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the wastelands.

  • 52 You will see the land before you, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.”

  • 11 “Go through the camp and command the people,‘Prepare your supplies, for within three days you will cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest of the land the LORD your God is ready to hand over to you.’”

  • 2 At the fords of the Arnon the Moabite women are like a bird that flies about when forced from its nest.

  • 16 Appointed Officials The LORD said to Moses:

  • 5 They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.