They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.
Parallel translations
- WEB They traveled from Dibon Gad, and encamped in Almon Diblathaim.
- KJV And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped in Almondiblathaim.
- NKJV They moved from Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim.
- NASB They journeyed from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.
- NLT They left Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.
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Quick answer
Israel travels from Dibon Gad and camps at Almon Diblathaim. It is a further stage as the nation moves through Moabite territory.
Overview
This lesser-known stop continues the precise itinerary leading to the plains of Moab. The thoroughness of the list underscores that Scripture treats the whole journey as worthy of remembrance. God's people are taught to recall the full path by which the Lord brought them, the hard stretches as well as the destination.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ezek 6:14I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Num 32:34And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- Jer 48:22upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
- Jer 48:18Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.
- Isa 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
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