Deuteronomy 3:5
“All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars,.... That is, all the cities in the kingdom of Bashan; and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Gates, and bars - literally, “Double gates and a bar.” The stone doors of Bashan, their height pointing to a race of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 3:1-11
We have here another brave country delivered into the hand of Israel, that of Bashan; the conquest of Sihon is often…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the unwalled towns Heb. towns of the Perazi, or country-folk; perazôth, Eze 38:11, are open, rural places in contrast to…