Deuteronomy 2:9

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Yahweh said to me, Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.

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Maps for this passage

The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.

As Israel moved north from the Way of the Red Sea through the Arabah, past Elath, Kadesh-barnea, Zered, and the Arnon, the Lord forbade them to seize Moabite territory. The wider route near Seir, Ammon, Gilead, Jabbok, Jordan, Canaan, Gaza, and Caphtor underscores God’s sovereign allotment of lands to different peoples.

Places in this passage

Deuteronomy 2:9 mentions Ammon, Arabah, Aroer, Canaan, Caphtor, Elath, Gaza, Gilead, Jabbok, Jordan, Kadesh-barnea, Moab, Mount Seir, Valley of the Arnon, Way of the Red Sea and Zered.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Arabah — Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova