And Hashem said to Moshe: Do not fear him, for I have given him and all his people and his land into your hand; and you shall do to him as you did to Sichon king of the Emori who dwelt in Cheshbon.
English: Why did he fear Og and not Sichon? He said, perhaps the merit of Avraham our father will stand for him, as it is said “and the fugitive came and told Avram the Hebrew,” and R. Yochanan said, that was Og who escaped the generation of the Flood.
Type of Learning
Explanation of the special “do not fear” for Og.
What Is Learned
Moshe feared Og’s ancient merit from Avraham’s time; Hashem assured him it would not avail.