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Sihon

Amorite king

Amorite king defeated by Israel east of the Jordan.

34 appearances8 Bible books1 known aliases

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king of who refuses Israel passage through his territory on the way to and comes out to fight them at . He is defeated, and Israel takes his land from the to the , settling the and Gadites there. His defeat alongside of is recalled throughout Deuteronomy, , Judges, , and the Psalms as one of the great victories Yahweh gave Israel east of the .

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