Judges 11:22 Meaning and Explanation
“And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.”
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Read Full Chapter →Israel possessed the full Amorite territory, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
What Does Judges 11:22 Mean?
Jephthah defines the extent of the territory Israel gained from the Amorites: from the Arnon to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness to the Jordan. This is precisely the land Ammon now claims, and Jephthah shows it was taken from Sihon, not from Ammon at all.
By marking the borders so exactly, Jephthah answers the Ammonite charge point for point. The land has a history, and that history acquits Israel. Truth told in detail is a strong defense, and Jephthah lets the facts of the conquest speak for the justice of Israel's possession.
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What does Judges 11:22 mean?
Israel possessed the full Amorite territory, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.