Numbers 33:8-18

8 And they departed from before Iroth, and crossed the middle of the sea into the wilderness; and they went a journey of three days through the wilderness, and encamped in Picriae.

9 And they departed from Picriae, and came to Aelim; and in Aelim twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm-trees, and they encamped there by the water.

10 And they departed from Aelim, and encamped by the Red Sea.

11 And they departed from the Red Sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.

12 And they departed from the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Raphaca.

13 And they departed from Raphaca, and encamped in Aelus.

14 And they departed from Aelus, and encamped in Raphidin; and there was no water there for the people to drink.

15 And they departed from Raphidin, and encamped in the wilderness of Sina.

16 And they departed from the wilderness of Sina, and encamped at the Graves of Lust.

17 And they departed from the Graves of Lust, and encamped in Aseroth.

18 And they departed from Aseroth, and encamped in Rathama.

Numbers 33:8-18 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. 33.16