Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 1:2
It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan during the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, as he prepares to recount God's commands.
The words — אַחַד עָשָׂר (achad asar) = eleven, and חֹרֵב (Chorev) = Horeb. The text literally marks an eleven-day route originating at Horeb.
The thread — Kadesh-barnea appears as a recurring geographic and theological marker in Numbers 13:26, Numbers 32:8, and Deuteronomy 9:23.
Why it lands — The verse establishes a precise chronological and geographical boundary, requiring the reader to track Israel’s movement from Sinai to the Promised Land threshold without glossing over the duration and distance of the journey.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
(There are eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh–barnea.)
Cross-references
- Numbers 13:26 and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
- Numbers 32:8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
- Deuteronomy 9:23 And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.
- Exodus 3:1 Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
- Leviticus 2:14 If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire.
- Leviticus 9:23 Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
- Numbers 20:17 Please let us pass through your land. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”
- Deuteronomy 1:44 Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.
- Deuteronomy 2:4 and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.
- Deuteronomy 2:8 So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.