And from the plain,.... Or rather, "and the plain", the plains of Moab, which, before possessed by the Israelites, belonged to the kingdom of Sihon; and the plains of Jordan, which reachedto the sea of Cinneroth on the east; the same with the lake of Gennesaret, and sea of Tiberias, mentioned in the New Testament, Mt 14:34:and unto the sea of the plain; where stood the cities of the plain, Sodom, Gomorrah, &c.
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Joshua 12:3
Joshua 12:3
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