They traveled from Zalmonah, and encamped in Punon.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
- BSB They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
- NKJV They departed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
- NASB They journeyed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
- NLT Then they left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
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Quick answer
Israel travels from Zalmonah and camps at Punon. It is another stage on the southern approach to Moab.
Overview
Punon lay in the region east of the Arabah, an area later associated with copper mining. This portion of the route was where the people grumbled and were judged by the fiery serpents, and where the bronze serpent was lifted up (Numbers 21:4-9). That sign Jesus applied to His own crucifixion (John 3:14-15), making this region a backdrop for one of the clearest Old Testament pictures of the gospel.
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In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.
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