Numbers 33:40

40 The Canaanite king of Arad lived in the Negev Desert in Canaan. He heard that the people of Israel were coming.

Numbers 33:40 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 40-44. And King Arad the Canaanite
Or the king of Arad the Canaanite:

which dwelt in the land of Canaan, he heard of the coming of the
children of Israel;
towards the land of Canaan, in order to possess it, and he came out and fought with them, and was vanquished; see ( Numbers 21:1-3 ) , this was when Israel was at Mount Hor; from whence they departed to Zalmonah, twenty eight miles from the mount; and from thence to Punon, which was twenty more; and so to Oboth, which was twenty four miles from Punon: and thence

to Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab,
which was sixteen miles, see ( Numbers 21:9-11 ) .

Numbers 33:40 In-Context

38 The priest Aaron went up Mount Hor when the LORD commanded him to. That's where he died. It happened on the first day of the fifth month. It was the 40th year after the people of Israel came out of Egypt.

39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 The Canaanite king of Arad lived in the Negev Desert in Canaan. He heard that the people of Israel were coming.

41 They left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

42 They left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.