Numbers 34:1

Israel Arrives at the Borders of Canaan

1 The LORD spoke to Moses. He said,

Numbers 34:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 34:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
At the same time that he ordered him to direct the children of Israel, when they had passed over Jordan, to drive out the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, and divide their land among them, he proceeded to give the limits and boundaries of the land:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 34:1 In-Context

1 The LORD spoke to Moses. He said,

2 "Give the people of Israel a command. Tell them, 'You are going to enter Canaan. The land will be given to you as your own. Here are the borders it will have.

3 " 'Your southern border will include some of the Desert of Zin. It will be along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will start from the end of the Dead Sea.

4 It will cross south of Scorpion Pass. It will continue on to Zin. From there it will go south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon.

5 There it will turn and join the Wadi of Egypt. It will come to an end at the Mediterranean Sea.