Deuteronomy 3:1

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Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

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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.

These places frame Israel’s east-of-Jordan victories: from the Arnon and Jabbok valleys through Gilead and Bashan to Mount Hermon, including Og’s capital at Edrei. In Deuteronomy 3:1, Bashan and Edrei matter because Israel’s encounter with Og there confirms God’s promised conquest before crossing the

Places in this passage

Deuteronomy 3:1 mentions Ammon, Arabah, Argob, Aroer, Bashan, Chinnereth, Edrei, Gilead, Havvoth-jair, Jabbok, Jordan, Lebanon, Mount Hermon, Rabbah, Salecah, Salt Sea, Senir and Valley of the Arnon.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Arabah — Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova