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Catholic 1849 · Haydock’s Catholic Bible Commentary, 2 Esdras 9:22

George Leo Haydock, on Neh 9:22

George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Neh 9:22 · Douay-Rheims
“And thou gavest them kingdoms, and nations, and didst divide lots for them: and they possessed the land of Sehon, and the land of the king of Hesebon, and the land of Og king of Basan.”
On this verse:
“Lots. Hebrew, “them (the Chanaanites, or as it is more commonly understood, the Israelites,) into corners.” (Calmet) — Septuagint, “by lot they possessed,” &c. (Haydock) — Sehon was king of Hesebon, Numbers xxi. 26. (Calmet)”

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