Deuteronomy 4:9

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Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;

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Horeb is Sinai, where Israel encountered God and received his covenant; Egypt recalls their deliverance. The other places mark Israel’s territory east of the Jordan—from the Arnon and Arabah to Bashan and Hermon—including cities of refuge, underscoring the historical setting in which Moses urges

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Deuteronomy 4:9 mentions Arabah, Aroer, Baal-peor, Bashan, Egypt, Gilead, Golan, Jordan, Mount Hermon, Mount Horeb, Peor, Ramoth, Salt Sea and Valley of the Arnon.

Photo of Arabah — Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato