Deu 23:3-6 | TNotes | STEP | 23:3 No Ammonite or Moabite: These nations were Lot’s descendants by his incestuous daughters (see study notes on 2:9, 19). In addition, they had forbidden Israel access to their lands during their desert wanderings (23:4 ). • Exclusion for ten generations means an indefinitely long period of time.

‏ Deuteronomy 23:3-6

23:3 ^a No Ammonite or Moabite: These nations were Lot’s descendants by his incestuous daughters (see study notes on 2:9, 19). In addition, they had forbidden Israel access to their lands during their desert wanderings (23:4 ^b).

• Exclusion for ten generations means an indefinitely long period of time.
23:4 ^c Pethor is now identified with Pitru in Mesopotamia (see study note on Num 22:5-6).

• Aram-naharaim (“Aram of the two rivers”) lies between the Euphrates and the Balih Rivers in upper Mesopotamia.