Numbers - 33:48

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48 They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 33:48.

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And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
And departing from the mountains of Abarim, they passed to the plains of Moab, by the Jordan, over against Jericho.
And they removed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho.
And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
and they journey from the mountains of Abarim, and encamp in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho.
And they went on from the mountains of Abarim, and put up their tents in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho;
They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
And setting out from the mountains of Abarim, they crossed over to the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho.
Et profecti e montibus Abarim, castrametati sunt in campestribus Moab, juxta Jordanem Jericho.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The Plains of Moab - This was the scene of the transactions between Balaam and Balak; see Numbers 23, 24, 25.
Stat. 42.

And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab,.... Sixteen miles from Abarim, where all those things were transacted, which make the history of Balak and Balaam, Numbers 22:1 and where the Israelites now were by Jordan near Jericho; not on that side Jordan where Jericho stood, but on the other; Jericho, according to Eusebius, was ten miles from Bethjesimoth, where Israel now were, as follows.

Shittim - The place where the people sinned in the matter of Peor, is here called Abel - Shittim - Abel signifies mourning; and probably this place was so called, from the mourning of Israel for that sin, and the heavy punishment inflicted on the sinners.

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