{"id":9266,"date":"2025-10-22T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblica.sk\/archive\/stbisl-16-2-2024\/sbsapwy9294\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:16:42","slug":"sbsapwy9294","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblica.sk\/en\/archive\/stbisl-16-2-2024\/sbsapwy9294\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan JOOSTEN: \u201cKing Sihon, Who Dwells in Heshbon\u201d. 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