They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
Parallel translations
- WEB They traveled from Libnah, and encamped in Rissah.
- KJV And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
- NKJV They moved from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
- NASB They journeyed from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
- NLT They left Libnah and camped at Rissah.
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Quick answer
From Libnah they journeyed to Rissah. Another stage of the long journey is recorded.
Overview
Israel encamps at Rissah, continuing the steady progression of the itinerary. The accumulation of stages reflects the lengthy wilderness years between Sinai and the plains of Moab. Such records remind readers of the patience of God, who sustained His people through the whole of their wandering toward the land He had promised.
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- Deut 1:1These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
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