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They set outוַיִּסְעוּfrom the mountainsמֵהָרֵיof Abarimהָעֲבָרִיםand campedוַיַּחֲנוּin the plainsבְּעַרְבֹתof Moabמוֹאָבbyעַלthe Jordanיַרְדֵּןopposite Jericho.יְרֵחוֹ
Numbers 33:48
Study it in the app“They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 33:48, word by word
- They set outיִּסְעוּyisu
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisu” appears- from the mountainsהָרֵיhare
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “hare” appears- of Abarimעֲבָרִיםavarim
Abarim
Abarim, a mountain range east of the Jordan facing Jericho, from which Moses saw the land. The name means "regions beyond."
Where else “avarim” appears- and campedיַּחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears- in the plainsעַרְבֹתarvot
plain
Flat, dry land, where there is almost no water.
Where else “arvot” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- the Jordanיַרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- opposite Jerichoיְרֵחוֹyerecho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yerecho” appears
Places in this verse
1Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
3Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
The context
47They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
48 · This verse (above)
49They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim, in the plains of Moab.