Daniel 11:41

41. The glorious land That is, Palestine. (See Daniel 7:9.)

Edom, and Moab,… Ammon Why are these mentioned? Perhaps to make vivid the fact that while Antiochus burst with such fury upon the holy people and the Holy Land the nations nearest to the Israelites, and their hereditary enemies, were not disturbed. His special wrath was against the “Holy Covenant.” Dr. Terry would take these allusions to Edom, Moab, etc., to be “symbolical,” as in Isaiah 11:14-15. Ewald would understand these as terms of reproach applied to apostate Israelites. Even in the days of Cromwell such expressions were used of all antagonists and were thoroughly understood by the “wise.” However, as an historical fact, Edom and Ammon did help Antiochus against the Jews ( 1Ma 4:61 ; 1Ma 5:3-8 ), and as a tribe of Moabites was still in existence at that time (Behrmann) it would naturally do the same.