Números 33:49

49 Y acamparon junto al Jordán, desde Bet-jesimot hasta Abel-sitim, en las llanuras de Moab.

Números 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 ) .

Números 33:49 In-Context

47 Partieron de Almón-diblataim y acamparon en los montes de Abarim, frente a Nebo.

48 Partieron de los montes de Abarim y acamparon en las llanuras de Moab, junto al Jordán, frente a Jericó.

49 Y acamparon junto al Jordán, desde Bet-jesimot hasta Abel-sitim, en las llanuras de Moab.

50 Entonces habló el SEÑOR a Moisés en las llanuras de Moab, junto al Jordán, frente a Jericó, diciendo:

51 Habla a los hijos de Israel, y diles: "Cuando crucéis el Jordán a la tierra de Canaán,