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King, Sihon, the King of Heshbon, carried out a sweeping campaign and. conquered all of the Mishor as far as the Arnon. Heshbon, which had man-aged to hold its own against Moabite pressure, finally fell before the stormy 24 Such then is the setting for our narrative: the sickening dread. of Moab concerning the people of Israel. ................
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