Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 3:1-11
4. The conquest of the kingdom of Og 3:1-11This record is also very similar to the previous account of this conquest in Numbers 21:33-35, though Moses provided more information here. Moses interpreted Israel’s history to emphasize God’s faithfulness. The land of Bashan was a fertile, heavily forested plateau famous for its oaks (Isaiah 2:13) and livestock (Deuteronomy 32:14; Amos 4:1). The region of Argob (Deuteronomy 3:4) may be another name for Bashan or a part of Bashan. The Rephaites lived... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 3:8
Ver. 8. That was on this side Jordan— That is, &c. read more