Bible Strands
Numbers 33:48
They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records the Israelites departing the mountains of Abarim and establishing camp on the plains of Moab adjacent to the Jordan River opposite Jericho.
The words — The verb וַיִּסְעוּ (va.yis'u) denotes "they set out," while the prepositional phrase בְּעַרְבֹת מוֹאָב (be'arvot Mo'av) specifies their location in the "plains of Moab."
The thread — This departure and encampment sequence matches the identical geographical notation in Numbers 22:1, which places the same group in the Moabite plains near the Jordan across from Jericho.
Why it lands — The verse marks the final staging point before the Jordan crossing, requiring the reader to track the precise fulfillment of the journey's endpoint without adding theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
Cross-references
- Numbers 22:1 Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.