Deuteronomy 3:5
All of these cities were fortified by high walls, gates, and locking bars; in addition there were a great many open villages.
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- Num 13:28 : 28 But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.
- Deut 1:28 : 28 What is going to happen to us? Our brothers have drained away our courage by describing people who are more numerous and taller than we are, and great cities whose defenses appear to be as high as heaven itself! Moreover, they said they saw Anakites there.”
- Heb 11:30 : 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people marched around them for seven days.
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3So the LORD our God did indeed give over to us King Og of Bashan and his whole army and we struck them down until not a single survivor was left.
4We captured all his cities at that time– there was not a town we did not take from them– sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the dominion of Og in Bashan.
- Deut 3:6-83 verses78%
6We put all of these under divine judgment just as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon– every occupied city, including women and children.
7But all the livestock and plunder from the cities we kept for ourselves.
8So at that time we took the land of the two Amorite kings in the Transjordan from Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon
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5He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,
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10all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead and Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
- Deut 2:33-375 verses74%
33the LORD our God delivered him over to us and we struck him down, along with his sons and everyone else.
34At that time we seized all his cities and put every one of them under divine judgment, including even the women and children; we left no survivors.
35We kept only the livestock and plunder from the cities for ourselves.
36From 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.
37However, 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.
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10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
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30Their territory started at Mahanaim and encompassed all Bashan, the whole realm of King Og of Bashan, including all sixty cities in Havvoth Jair in Bashan.
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28But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.
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7He said to the people of Judah:“Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. The land remains ours because we have followed the LORD our God; we have followed him, and he has made us secure on all sides.” So they built the cities and prospered.
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19You will defeat every fortified city and every important city. You must chop down every productive tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones.”
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25They tore down the cities and each man threw a stone into every cultivated field until they were covered. They stopped up every spring and chopped down every productive tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left intact, but the slingers surrounded it and attacked it.
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42Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.
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10and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border.
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11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
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17but we will maintain ourselves in armed readiness and go before the Israelites until whenever we have brought them to their place. Our descendants will be living in fortified towns as a protection against the inhabitants of the land.
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20Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.
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13Ben Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.
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25So Israel took all these cities; and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
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15for every high tower, for every fortified wall,
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36Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and constructed pens for their flocks.
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15This is how you are to deal with all those cities located far from you, those that do not belong to these nearby nations.
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1Defeat of King Og of Bashan Next we set out on the route to Bashan, but King Og of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
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17Heshbon and all its surrounding cities on the plain, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
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14There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it.
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19No city made peace with the Israelites(except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,
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10Exhortation to Worship the Lord Exclusively Then when the LORD your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you– a land with large, fine cities you did not build,
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52They will besiege all of your villages until all of your high and fortified walls collapse– those in which you put your confidence throughout the land. They will besiege all your villages throughout the land the LORD your God has given you.
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1Theological 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.
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14After this Manasseh built up the outer wall of the City of David on the west side of the Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate and all around the terrace; he made it much higher. He placed army officers in all the fortified cities in Judah.
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37Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
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7When you came to this place King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to make war and we defeated them.
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6Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.
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10They burned all their towns where they lived and all their encampments.
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58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
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39Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities.
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6The Lord’s Judgment will Purify“I destroyed nations; their walled cities are in ruins. I turned their streets into ruins; no one passes through them. Their cities are desolate; no one lives there.
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28What is going to happen to us? Our brothers have drained away our courage by describing people who are more numerous and taller than we are, and great cities whose defenses appear to be as high as heaven itself! Moreover, they said they saw Anakites there.”
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62Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi– a total of six cities and their towns.
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11You will say,“I will invade a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against those living quietly in security– all of them living without walls and barred gates–
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1Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.