Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 21:15
And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
15. the slope ] Probably something steeper, such as a cliff, is intended. The sing. is not found elsewhere; the plural always in the expression ‘the slopes of the Pisgah’ (Deu 3:17; Deu 4:49, Jos 12:3; Jos 13:20) except in Jos 10:40.
the dwelling of Ar ] A poetical expression for the site of Ar, the city being personified. ‘Ar means ‘city’ (LXX. represents ‘Ir, the ordinary Heb. form of the word); in Num 21:28 it is ‘Ar of Moab,’ equivalent to the ‘city of Moab’ (Num 22:36); cf. Isa 15:1. The site of Ar is unknown, but its locality is indicated in Num 22:36 (see note there).
leaneth upon ] A poetical parallel to the preceding ‘inclineth towards.’
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
To the dwelling of Ar – Ar (compare Num 21:28; Isa 15:1) was on the bank of the Arnon, lower down the stream than where the Israelites crossed. Near the spot where the upper Arnon receives the tributary Nahaliel Num 21:19, there rises, in the midst of the meadow-land between the two torrents, a hill covered with the ruins of the ancient city (Jos 13:9, Jos 13:16; compare Deu 2:36).
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Ar; a chief city in Moab, as appears from Isa 15:1, of which Num 21:28.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
15. Arthe capital of Moab.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar,…. All that part of the country which lay upon the stream, as far as the city of Ar, the metropolis of Moab, called Ar of Moab, Isa 15:1,
and lieth upon the border of Moab; as that city did; so far goes the quotation out of the aforesaid book, as a proof of what was taken by the Amorites from the Moabites, and were not in their possession when Israel were upon their borders; and therefore, in taking them from the Amorites, did no wrong to Moab.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
15. Ar is identified by Dr. Robinson with the modern Rabbah. But Ritter, Hengstenberg, Keil, Kurtz, Dietrich, and Raumer in his later view, all agree that it was situated near Aroer, on the Arnon. Dr. Ridgaway sustains Dr. Robinson. “The ruins here are second in extent and interest only to those of Rab Ammon. The Roman road appears to have divided the city into two parts. The more extensive ruins lie on the eastern side. On the west are two Corinthian columns, very graceful indeed, and about two hundred feet apart. If these belonged to the same building, as they probably did, it must have been very large and grand. Among the ruins on the east side are several large mounds, which probably cover fallen buildings. I observed one large depression into which access was gained by what at first seemed to be a succession of steps, and in the bottom of which was an extensive pavement. This I took to have been a theatre.” The Lord’s Land.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Ar: Num 21:28, Deu 2:9, Deu 2:18, Deu 2:29, Isa 15:1
lieth: Heb. leaneth
Reciprocal: Num 20:8 – the rod
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 21:15-16. Ar A chief city in Moab. Beer This place, and Mattanah, Nahaliel, and Bamoth, named here, (Num 21:19,) are not mentioned among those places where they pitched or encamped, chap. 33. Probably they did not pitch or encamp in these places, but only pass by or through them. I will give them water In a miraculous manner. Before they prayed, God granted, and prevented them with the blessings of goodness. And as the brazen serpent was the figure of Christ, so is this well a figure of the Spirit, who is poured forth for our comfort, and from him flow rivers of living waters.