Numbers 34:1-8

1 The Lord said to Moses,

2 "Give this command to the people of Israel: 'You will soon enter Canaan and it will be yours. These shall be the borders:

3 On the south you will get part of the Desert of Zin near the border of Edom. On the east side your southern border will start at the south end of the Dead Sea,

4 cross south of Scorpion Pass, and go through the Desert of Zin and south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon.

5 From Azmon it will go to the brook of Egypt, and it will end at the Mediterranean Sea.

6 "'Your western border will be the Mediterranean Sea.

7 "'Your northern border will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and go to Mount Hor.

8 From Mount Hor it will go to Lebo Hamath, and on to Zedad.

Numbers 34:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 34

In this chapter the bounds and borders of the land Canaan are described, according to the direction of the Lord to Moses, Nu 34:1,2, the south border, Nu 34:3-5, the western border, Nu 34:6, the north border, Nu 34:7-9, the east border, Nu 34:10-12, which is ordered to be divided by lot to the nine tribes and a half, two tribes and a half having received their inheritance on the other side Jordan, Nu 34:13-15, and the persons are nominated to divide the land, Eleazar and Joshua, with one prince out of every tribe, and who are mentioned by name, Nu 34:16-29.