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Numbers 33

Numbers 33:37

Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites · Numbers 33:1–49
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Translations

Modern
They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.
Traditional
And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
Literal
And they set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor on the boundary of the land of Edom.
Latin
Egressique de Cades, castrametati sunt in monte Hor, in extremis finibus terræ Edom.

Original

Hebrew
English
They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.

Notes

Numbers 33:37–49

Israel traveled from Kadesh to the plains of Moab.

Numbers 33:1–56

  • This review of the entire wilderness period includes the longest connected list of place names in the Old Testament. It begins with Israel’s departure from Egypt (33:3; compare Exodus 12:37). It ends with their arrival in the plains of Moab, across from Jericho (Numbers 33:49; compare 22:1).

    The list names 42 stopping places along the way. These places represent more than a physical journey from one land to another. They also remind readers of Israel’s forty years of spiritual growth and testing.

    Israel traveled from Rameses in Egypt (33:3) to Abel-shittim on the plains of Moab (33:49). During these years, the people became ready to enter the land of Canaan and receive the promises God had made to Abraham.

  • This list does not give enough information to trace an exact route on a map. Many of the places cannot be identified with certainty. Some of these names do not appear anywhere else in the Hebrew Bible.

    In addition, there are not enough details to locate these places precisely. The list is also selective. It does not include every place that earlier parts of the journey mention.

Places

Edom: Descendants of Esau; enemy nation southeast of Israel Kadesh: An important oasis in the Wilderness of Zin Mount Hor: Mountain where Aaron died and was buried

Glossary

Arabah Deuteronomy, Book of Edom, Edomites Mount Hor Numbers, Book of

Topics

Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Mount Hor