Numbers 33:40

40 And kinge Erad the canaanite which dwelt in ye south of ye lond of canaa herd yt the childern of Israel were come.

Numbers 33:40 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 40-44. And King Arad the Canaanite
Or the king of Arad the Canaanite:

which dwelt in the land of Canaan, he heard of the coming of the
children of Israel;
towards the land of Canaan, in order to possess it, and he came out and fought with them, and was vanquished; see ( Numbers 21:1-3 ) , this was when Israel was at Mount Hor; from whence they departed to Zalmonah, twenty eight miles from the mount; and from thence to Punon, which was twenty more; and so to Oboth, which was twenty four miles from Punon: and thence

to Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab,
which was sixteen miles, see ( Numbers 21:9-11 ) .

Numbers 33:40 In-Context

38 And Aaron the preast went vpp in to mount Hor at the commaudment of ye Lorde and dyed there euen in the fortieth yere after the childern of Israel were come out of ye londe of Egipte and in the first daye of the fyfte moneth.

39 And Aaron was an hundred ad xxxiij. yere olde when he dyed in mount Hor

40 And kinge Erad the canaanite which dwelt in ye south of ye lond of canaa herd yt the childern of Israel were come.

41 And they departed fro mount Hor and pitched in Zalmona.

42 And they departed from Zalmona and pitched in Phimon