Numbers 33:41-51

41 And they departed from Mount Hor and pitched camp in Zalmonah.

42 And they departed from Zalmonah and pitched in Punon.

43 And they departed from Punon and pitched in Oboth.

44 And they departed from Oboth and pitched in Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab.

45 And they departed from Iim and pitched in Dibongad.

46 And they removed from Dibongad and encamped in Almondiblathaim.

47 And they removed from Almondiblathaim and pitched in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo.

48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim and pitched in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho.

49 And they pitched by the Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.

50 And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, saying,

51 "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: `When ye have passed over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Numbers 33:41-51 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.