Arnon in Biblical History

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What is Arnon?
AR'NON
(noisy), a stream running into the Dead Sea from the east, and which divided Moab from the Ambrites. Num 21:13; Jud 11:18. The Arnon is about 50 miles long; 90 feet wide, and from 4 to 10 feet deep at its mouth; full in winter, but nearly dry in summer; had several fords, Isa 16:2, and "high places," Num 21:28; Isa 15:2; is referred to 24 times in the Bible. Its modern name is el-Mejib. It runs through a deep ravine with precipitous limestone cliffs on either side, in some places over 2000 feet high. Ruins of forts, bridges, and buildings abound on its banks, and fish in its waters; oleanders and almond trees bloom in its valley, and griffons and buzzards may be seen hovering over its cliff's.

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