Isaiah 15

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 15:8-9

8, 9. The cry is gone round about Moab becomes in this picture the prey of the enemy throughout. The wail extends from one extreme of the land to the other. Eglaim A double fountain. Eusebius says it was eight Roman miles south of Ar. The place was probably a town site. Beer-elim Was to the northeast, if Numbers 21:16-17, be an indication to judge from. Waters of Dimon By easy change of labials, ב for מ , this was Dibon, already noticed. So Gesenius. But this is scarcely better than... read more