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Numbers 33:35
They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator documents the Israelites' wilderness march as they transition between designated camps. This verse marks their departure from Abronah and arrival at Ezion-geber during the final phase of their forty-year journey.
The words — The text employs וַיִּסְעוּ (va-yis'u) for "they set out" and וַיַּחֲנוּ (va-yachan) for "they encamped," denoting a complete relocation cycle. These verbs precisely frame the geographic shift from Abronah to Ezion-geber.
The thread — This location reappears as a maritime hub in 1 Kings 9:26 when Solomon assembles ships, and again in 1 Kings 22:48 where Jehoshaphat's fleet is destroyed there. It also defines the eastern boundary of Edom in Deuteronomy 2:8.
Why it lands — The verse records a factual movement without commentary, requiring the reader to track the progression of the journey as a historical sequence. It asks the reader to note how each encampment fulfills the documented route before moving to the next.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion–gaber.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
- 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
- Numbers 14:25 Now since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:36 They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.