Numbers 33:48

48 And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

Numbers 33:48 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 33:48

And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in
the plains of Moab
Sixteen miles from Abarim, where all those things were transacted, which make the history of Balak and Balaam, ( Numbers 22:1-25:18 ) and where the Israelites now were by Jordan near Jericho; not on that side Jordan where Jericho stood, but on the other; Jericho, according to Eusebius, was ten miles from Bethjesimoth, where Israel now were, as follows.

Numbers 33:48 In-Context

46 And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.

47 And they journeyed from Almon-diblathaim, and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.

48 And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

49 And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

50 And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,