Deuteronomy 3:9

"We took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon."

Key Reflection

This verse symbolizes the conquest of spiritual and moral enemies. The Amorite kings represent obstacles to faith and righteousness; their defeat signifies overcoming sin and evil, paving the way for God's people to possess the Promised Land spiritually as well as geographically.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Hermon, the southern and culminating point of the range of Lebanon, was also the religious center of primaeval Syria. Its Baal sanctuaries not only existed but gave it a name before the Exodus. Hence, the careful specification of the various names by which the mountain was known. The Sidonian name of it might easily have become known to Moses through the constant traffic which had gone on from the most ancient times between Sidon and Egypt.

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