And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped in Almondiblathaim.
Parallel translations
- WEB They traveled from Dibon Gad, and encamped in Almon Diblathaim.
- BSB They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.
- 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 6:14So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
- Num 32:34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
- Jer 48:22And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,
- Jer 48:18Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
- Isa 15:2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
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