Bible Strands
Numbers 33:46
They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses records Israel’s wilderness itinerary for the incoming generation as they complete their forty-year journey. This verse marks their departure from Dibon-gad and arrival at Almon-diblathaim.
The words — The verb וַ/יִּסְע֖וּ (va/i.yis.'U) indicates a formal departure, while וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ (va/i.ya.cha.Nu) marks the establishment of a temporary camp. These paired terms structure the chapter’s repetitive travelogue.
The thread — Dibon-gad links to the Gadites’ territory in Numbers 32:34 and later appears in Isaiah 15:2 and Jeremiah 48:18 as a Moabite city facing judgment. The departure-and-encampment pattern recurs throughout the Pentateuch as a record of guided movement.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge the precise geography and obedience of the wilderness marches before applying theological lessons. One must first recognize the historical record of divine routing without projecting later events onto this stage.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they removed from Dibon–gad, and encamped in Almon–diblathaim.
Cross-references
- Numbers 32:34 And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- Isaiah 15:2 Dibon 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.
- Jeremiah 48:18 Come 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.
- Jeremiah 48:22 upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
- Ezekiel 6:14 I 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.’”