“Go up into this mountain of Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is across from Jericho; and see the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel for a possession.
Parallel translations
- KJV Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:
- BSB “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
- NKJV “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, across from Jericho; view the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel as a possession;
- NASB “Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho, and look at the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel as a possession.
- NLT “Go to Moab, to the mountains east of the river, and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the people of Israel as their own special possession.
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Quick answer
God commands Moses to climb Mount Nebo in Moab to view Canaan, the land Israel will inherit. Moses may see the promise but not enter it.
Overview
Mount Nebo, across from Jericho, gave a panoramic view of the land promised to Abraham's descendants. God graciously lets Moses behold the inheritance even though he is barred from entering. The scene foreshadows the believer's view of promises fulfilled finally in Christ, the heavenly inheritance toward which faith looks (Heb. 11:13-16).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Num 27:12Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
- Num 33:47–48They traveled from Almon Diblathaim, and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
- Deut 34:1–5Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan,
- 2 Cor 5:1For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
- Isa 33:17Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a distant land.
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