Deuteronomy 2:37
Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 2:5 gives God's command to avoid Edom, parallel to the Ammonite command Israel obeyed in 2:37. Both show God's territorial instructions.
Deuteronomy 2:9 commands Israel not to harass Moab, mirroring the Ammonite prohibition in 2:37. Both are divine directives to spare certain nations.
Deuteronomy 2:19 is the specific command not to touch Ammon's land—the very directive Israel obeyed as stated in 2:37. Direct command-fulfillment link.
Deuteronomy 3:16 describes the Jabbok River as a boundary for Reuben and Gad, the same river Israel avoided in 2:37, providing geographical context.
Judges 11:15 recounts that Israel did not take Ammon's land, directly echoing the obedience recorded in Deuteronomy 2:37.
Judges 11:13 presents the Ammonite king's land claim from Arnon to Jabbok, directly relating to the territory Israel was forbidden to enter in 2:37.
Numbers 21:24 uses the Jabbok as a boundary of conquered Amorite land, contrasting with the Ammonite territory Israel avoided in 2:37.
Joshua 12:2 records the Jabbok as a border of Sihon's kingdom, providing a geographic reference related to the boundary mentioned in 2:37.