Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 4:48
From Aroer, which [is] by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Zion, which [is] Hermon,
48. 49. from Aroer, etc.] These two vv. are a summary, with one addition, of what has been narrated in Deu 2:36, Deu 3:8; Deu 3:17, q.v. mount Sion
eastward ] ad orientem, P’s equivalent for D’s towards the sunrising. See Deu 4:41.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon,…. A city of Moab, which was situated on the bank of the river Arnon, that was on the border of Moab, De 2:36,
even unto Mount Sion, which [is] Hermon; the meaning is, that the lands of these two kings conquered by Israel reached from the city Aroer on the river Arnon to Mount Hermon, the one being the southern, the other the northern boundary of them. Here Hermon has another name Sion, and is to be carefully distinguished from Mount Zion near Jerusalem; it lying in a different country, and being written with a different letter in the Hebrew language. In the Septuagint version it is called Seon, and by the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem the mount of snow;
[See comments on De 3:9].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
48. Mount Sion, which is Hermon See note on Deu 3:9.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Ver. 48. Even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon See ch. Deu 3:9. The mountain of Hermon is probably called Sion, by an abbreviation of Sirion. We must take care not to confound this with that mount Sion which was on the other side of Jordan, and in after-times the royal seat of David. In the Syriac version we read Sirion; and possibly this is a mere fault of the copyists. Benjamin of Tudela, in his Itinerary, says, that Jordan is called, at Tiberias, the sea of Gennesareth; and that coming from thence, with a great force, it falls at the foot of this hill into the sea of Sodom, which is called the Salt Sea. This account perfectly agrees with Moses’s description in the next verse.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Sion. Written for Sirion. See Deu 3:9.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Aroer: Deu 2:36, Deu 3:12, Jos 13:24-33
even unto: The Samaritan interpreter has, “unto the mountain of snow, which is Hermon.” See note on Deu 3:9.
Sion: Deu 3:9, Psa 133:3
Reciprocal: Jos 11:3 – Hermon Jos 12:1 – from the Jos 12:5 – Hermon Jos 13:11 – General Jos 18:7 – and Gad Psa 42:6 – Hermonites