They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Parallel translations
- WEB They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
- KJV And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
- NKJV They departed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
- NASB They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan opposite Jericho.
- NLT They left the mountains east of the river and camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
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Quick answer
Israel travels from the mountains of Abarim and camps in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho. This is the final encampment before entering Canaan.
Overview
The plains of Moab become the staging ground for much of Deuteronomy, where Moses delivers his final addresses, and for the conquest that follows. Camping opposite Jericho places Israel directly across from the first city they will take. This last stop marks the threshold between the wilderness and the promised inheritance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 1
- Num 22:1Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
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