Números 21:16

16 De allí los israelitas viajaron a Beer,
el pozo donde el Señor
le dijo a Moisés: «Reúne al pueblo y yo les daré agua».

Números 21:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 21:16

And from thence they went to Beer
A place so called from a well which sprung up here, of which the following account is given:

that is, the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses;
promising him to give it to the children of Israel, without asking for it; which was a very singular favour, and for which they were thankful: saying to him,

gather the people together, and I will give them water;
for as they were now gone from the river Arnon, and the streams and brooks of it, they might be in want of water, though they did not murmur as they had been used to do; and without their petition for it, the Lord promises to give it to them; and that they might be witness of the miracle that would be wrought for them, they are ordered to be gathered together.

Números 21:16 In-Context

14 Por esta razón
habla de la ciudad de Vaheb en la región de Sufa, de los barrancos del río Arnón,

15 y de los barrancos que se extienden hasta los asentamientos de Ar en la frontera de Moab.

16 De allí los israelitas viajaron a Beer,
el pozo donde el Señor
le dijo a Moisés: «Reúne al pueblo y yo les daré agua».

17 Allí los israelitas entonaron el siguiente canto:
«¡Brota, oh pozo!
¡Sí, canten sus alabanzas!

18 Canten de este pozo,
que príncipes excavaron,
que grandes líderes abrieron
con sus cetros y varas».
Luego los israelitas salieron del desierto y pasaron por Mataná,