Numbers 21:16

16 From there they went on to a place called Wells, where the Lord said to Moses, "Bring the people together, and I will give them water."

Numbers 21:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 21:16

And from thence they went to Beer
A place so called from a well which sprung up here, of which the following account is given:

that is, the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses;
promising him to give it to the children of Israel, without asking for it; which was a very singular favour, and for which they were thankful: saying to him,

gather the people together, and I will give them water;
for as they were now gone from the river Arnon, and the streams and brooks of it, they might be in want of water, though they did not murmur as they had been used to do; and without their petition for it, the Lord promises to give it to them; and that they might be witness of the miracle that would be wrought for them, they are ordered to be gathered together.

Numbers 21:16 In-Context

14 That is why [The Book of the Lord's Battles ]speaks of ". . . the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the valleys; the Arnon River,

15 and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward the border of Moab."

16 From there they went on to a place called Wells, where the Lord said to Moses, "Bring the people together, and I will give them water."

17 At that time the people of Israel sang this song: "Wells, produce your water; And we will greet it with a song -

18 The well dug by princes And by leaders of the people, Dug with a royal scepter And with their walking sticks." They moved from the wilderness to Mattanah,