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after he had struck Sihon the king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.
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Verse 4. Astaroth signifies “sheep,” particularly ewes, with their dugs distended with milk. Hence the Sidonians formed the idea of their Astarte, 1 Kennicott. 11:5. Bible.—The Rabbins say, that Astaroth denotes large mountains, generally covered with sheep. Astaroth-Carnaim was the city. Euseb.—Here the famous Og resided, though he was defeated at Edrai, as the Hebrew intimates. Calmet.
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