John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 12:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And from the plain, etc.] 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 reached to the sea of Cinneroth on the east; the same with the lake of Gennesaret, and sea of Tiberias, mentioned in the New Testament, (<401434>Matthew 14:34 <410653> Mark 6:53 <420501>Luke 5:1 <430601>John 6:1 21:1): and unto the sea of the plain; where stood the cities of the plain, Sodom, Gomorrah, etc. [even] the salt sea on the east; the same with the dead sea, into which the plain the above cities stood on was converted: the way to Bethjeshimoth; which was a place in the plains of Moab, (<043349>Numbers 33:49); and from the south under Ashdothpisgah; or the springs of Pisgah, which flowed from the mount of that name, (<050317>Deuteronomy 3:17 4:49).

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