John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 13:12

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, etc.] (See Gill on “<061204>Joshua 12:4”); who remained of the remnant of the giants; was descended from those that remained in Ashtaroth, after the rest were cut off by Chedorlaomer, (<011405>Genesis 14:5); called there the Rephaim, as here: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out: that is, not only the giants, but the inhabitants of the above kingdom, the greatest part of them; for the Geshurites and the Maachathites are excepted in (<061313>Joshua 13:13).

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