Numbers 33:40-50

40 And the Canaanite -- king Arad -- who is dwelling in the south, in the land of Canaan, heareth of the coming of the sons of Israel.

41 And they journey from mount Hor, and encamp in Zalmonah;

42 and they journey from Zalmonah, and encamp in Punon.

43 And they journey from Punon, and encamp in Oboth;

44 and they journey from Oboth, and encamp in Ije-Abarim, in the border of Moab.

45 And they journey from Iim, and encamp in Dibon-Gad;

46 and they journey from Dibon-Gad, and encamp in Almon-Diblathaim.

47 And they journey from Almon-Diblathaim, and encamp in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo;

48 and they journey from the mountains of Abarim, and encamp in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, [near] Jericho.

49 And they encamp by the Jordan from Beth-Jeshimoth, unto Abel-Shittim, in the plains of Moab.

50 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,

Numbers 33:40-50 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 33

This chapter gives an account of the journeys of the people of Israel, from their first coming out of Egypt, to their arrival in the plains of Moab by Jordan, and the names of the various stations where they rested are given, Nu 33:1-49 and they are ordered, when they passed over Jordan, to drive out the Canaanites, destroy their idols, and divide the land among their families in their several tribes, Nu 33:50-54 or otherwise it is threatened the Canaanites should be troublesome and vexatious to them, even those that remained; and it might be expected God would do to the Israelites as he thought to do to those nations, Nu 33:55,56.