Números 21:16

16 Y de allí vinieron á Beer: este es el pozo del cual Jehová dijo á Moisés: Junta al pueblo, y 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 tanto se dice en el libro de las batallas de Jehová: Lo que hizo en el mar Bermejo, Y en los arroyos de Arnón:
15 Y á la corriente de los arroyos Que va á parar en Ar, Y descansa en el término de Moab.
16 Y de allí vinieron á Beer: este es el pozo del cual Jehová dijo á Moisés: Junta al pueblo, y les daré agua.
17 Entonces cantó Israel esta canción: Sube, oh pozo; á él cantad:
18 Pozo, el cual cavaron los señores; Caváronlo los príncipes del pueblo, Y el legislador, con sus bordones.
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