History of the People of Israel Volume 1; Till the Time of King David (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...certainly, if the old text had admitted that Moses still existed during the wars between Sihon and Og, some miraculous intervention would have been attributed to him in the battles, as at Eephidim. The destruction of the Amorite kingdom of Bashan closely followed the destruction of the Amorite kingdom of Heshbon and of Jaazer. Og, King of Bashan, was defeated at Edrei. The rich country which stretches from the mountains of Hor to the Lake of Tiberius and to the Jordan became the possession of the children of Israel. A powerful family animated with military instincts, that of the Makarites, contributed in a great degree to this conquest, and thenceforth settled Og was enveloped in legends (Deuteronomy, ch. iii., v. 2). It is possible that when the Wars of lahveh was written the name of the last king of Bashan was not known. in the plains of Hor. The Makarites formed part of the Manasseh branch of the family of Joseph, which preserved more than ever its ascendency over the rest of Israel. These two great wars had given a very advantageous position to Beni-Israel. The two kingdoms of Sihon and of Og, become their domain, brought them an extent of territory over thirty-five leagues in length, which amply sufficed for their numbers. It is probable, in fact, that after the conquest of the kingdom of Bashan there was a breathing time. The tribes no doubt waited, before passing the Jordan, until the fertile country they occupied should become too small for them. These were years of youth and vigour. The centre of Israel at this epoch was what was called Arboth-Moab, 11 the plains of Moab." This was a plain situated on the banks of the Jordan, opposite Jericho, at the foot of Mount Nebo, and, more strictly speaking, the place called Shittim, "the acacias.&...