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Deuteronomy 3:9

Deuteronomy 3:9
( Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion,.... Which name it has in Psa 29:6 a name the inhabitants of Sidon gave it, but…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Hermon, the southern and culminating point of the range of Lebanon, was also the religious center of primaeval Syria.…

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

Archaeological Note. As a natural boundary, separating several nations, Ḥermôn has a name in the language of each. The…