and the Negev and the territory in the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
Parallel translations
- WEB and the south, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.
- KJV And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
- BSB the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
- NKJV the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
- NLT the Negev; the Jordan Valley with Jericho—the city of palms—as far as Zoar.
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Quick answer
Moses also sees the Negev, the Jordan valley, and Jericho the city of palms, down to Zoar. His view spans the land from north to south.
Overview
The southern regions and the lush valley around Jericho complete the panorama of the promised land. The detailed geography underscores that this is a real, tangible inheritance, not a vague hope. God lets Moses behold the concrete fulfillment of His covenant promise, even as Joshua is about to lead Israel in to take it.
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Cross-references · 7
- 2 Chr 28:15The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
- Judg 3:13He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
- Judg 1:16The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
- Gen 14:2they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).
- Gen 19:22Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
- Gen 14:8The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;
- Num 34:3then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.
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