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The Biblical Portrayal of Sihon and Og I n a manner similar to Amalek, Sihon, king of the Amorites, refused to allow the Israelites to pass through his land in the wilderness when the Israelites sent emissaries (the Septuagint [Num. 21:20] adds 'with peaceable words') to him asking him for permission to do so, assuring him that they would not turn off to his fields or vineyards and that they would not drink his well water (in Deuteronomy 2:27-28 we are told that the Israelites declared that they were prepared to pay for the water), and that they would travel along the king's road until they would pass through their borders . Sihon, we are told (Num. 21:23) did not permit the Israelites to pass through his border. Instead, he assembled his entire people and went to war with the Israelites in the desert. In the somewhat fuller version of this incident in Deuteronomy (2:26-32), we are told that Moses sent messengers to Sihon with words of peace, asking permission to pass through his land, stating that they would not stray to the right or to the left and they would purchase food and water (Deut. 2:28). He notes as a precedent for the granting of his request the fact that the childen of

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Author

Louis H. Feldman

Publisher

Journal of Jewish Studies

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)