Numberi 33:49

49 En zij legerden zich aan de Jordaan van Beth-Jesimoth, tot aan Abel-Sittim, in de vlakke velden der Moabieten.

Numberi 33:49 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 33:49

And they pitched by Jordan from Bethjesimoth, [even] unto
Abelshittim, in the plains of Moab.
] Their camp reached twelve miles, as the Jews commonly say, which we may suppose was the distance of these two places, which were both in the plains of Moab; and the Jerusalem Targum is express for it, for mentioning Israel's encampment from Bethjesimoth to Abelshittim, it asks, how far is that? twelve miles: the latter is sometimes called Shittim, from the shittim wood which grew there, ( Numbers 25:1 ) and here it has the addition of Abel to it, to signify mourning, from the mourning of the children of Israel on account of the plague, in which 24,000 persons died, ( Numbers 25:1 Numbers 25:6 Numbers 25:9 ) .

Numberi 33:49 In-Context

47 En zij verreisden van Almon-Diblathaim, en legerden zich in de bergen Abarim, tegen Nebo.

48 En zij verreisden van de bergen Abarim, en legerden zich in de vlakke velden der Moabieten, aan de Jordaan van Jericho.

49 En zij legerden zich aan de Jordaan van Beth-Jesimoth, tot aan Abel-Sittim, in de vlakke velden der Moabieten.

50 En de HEERE sprak tot Mozes, in de vlakke velden der Moabieten, aan de Jordaan van Jericho, zeggende:

51 Spreek tot de kinderen Israels, en zeg tot hen: Wanneer gijlieden over de Jordaan zult gegaan zijn in het land Kanaan;