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Texts -- Numbers 33:16-36 (NET)
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- Num 33:16-36 -- Wanderings in the Wilderness
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EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 2
[isbe] EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 2 - II. Structure of the Book According to the Scriptures and According to Modern Analyses. In the following section (a) serves for the understanding of the Biblical text; (b) is devoted to the discussio...
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EXODUS, THE
[isbe] EXODUS, THE - ek'-so-dus: I. THE ROUTE 1. The Starting-Point 2. Rameses to Succoth 3. Succoth to Etham 4. Passage of the Sea 5. Other Views of the Route II. THE DATE 1. Old Testament Chronology 2. Date of Conquest of Palesti...
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ENCAMPMENT BY THE RED SEA
[isbe] ENCAMPMENT BY THE RED SEA - According to the version of the wanderings of Israel given in Nu 33, they "encamped by the Red Sea" (verse 10) after leaving Elim and before entering the Wilderness of Sin. See WANDERINGS OF ISRAE...
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AARON
[isbe] AARON - ar'-un, sometimes pronounced ar'on ('aharon--Septuagint Aaron, meaning uncertain: Gesenius suggests "mountaineer"; Furst, "enlightened"; others give "rich," "fluent." Cheyne mentions Redslob's "ingenious conjecture" ...
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LEVITICUS, 2
[isbe] LEVITICUS, 2 - III. Origin. 1. Against the Wellhausen Hypothesis: As in the article ATONEMENT, DAY OF, sec. I, 2, (2), we took a stand against the modern attempts at splitting up the text, and in III, 1 against theory of the...
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NUMBERS, BOOK OF
[isbe] NUMBERS, BOOK OF - num'-berz: I. TITLE AND CONTENTS 1. Title 2. Contents II. LITERARY STRUCTURE 1. Alleged Grounds of Distribution 2. Objections to Same (1) Hypothesis Unproved (2) Written Record Not Impossible (3) No Book E...
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Itinerary
[nave] ITINERARY, of the Israelites, Num. 33; Deut. 10:6, 7. See: Israel; Wilderness.
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Israel
[nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
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PENTATEUCH, 3
[isbe] PENTATEUCH, 3 - III. Some Literary Points. 1. Style of Legislation: No general estimate of the Pentateuch as literature can or need be attempted. Probably most readers are fully sensible to its literary beauties. Anybody who...
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Wandering
[ebd] of the Israelites in the wilderness in consequence of their rebellious fears to enter the Promised Land (Num. 14:26-35). They wandered for forty years before they were permitted to cross the Jordan (Josh. 4:19; 5:6). The rec...
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EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 3-4
[isbe] EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 3-4 - III. Historical Character. 1. General Consideration: The fact that extra-Israelitish and especially Egyptian sources that can lay claim to historical value have reported nothing authentic concernin...
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Exodus
[ebd] the great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with "a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm" (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about B.C. 1490, and four hundre...
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WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL
[isbe] WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL - won'-der-ingz: I. CONDITIONS 1. The Wilderness 2. Four Separate Regions Included 3. "The Sandy Tract" 4. Description of the Arabah 5. Physical Condition of the Wilderness 6. Difficulties Regarding the ...
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Ebronah
[ebd] passage, one of the stations of the Israelites in their wanderings (Num. 33:34, 35). It was near Ezion-geber.
[isbe] EBRONAH - e-bro'-na: In the King James Version (Nu 33:34,35) for ABRONAH, which see.
[smith] (passage), one of the halting-places of the Israelites in the desert, immediately preceding Ezion-geber. (Numbers 33:34,35)
[nave] EBRONAH, the thirtieth camping place of the Israelites, Num. 33:34, 35.
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Rithmah
[ebd] wild broom, a station in the wilderness (Num. 33:18, 19), the "broom valley," or "valley of broombushes," the place apparently of the original encampment of Israel, near Kadesh.
[isbe] RITHMAH - rith'-ma (rithmah, "broom"): A desert camp of the Israelites (Nu 33:18,19). The name refers to the white desert broom. See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.
[smith] (heath), a march-station in the wilderness, (Numbers 33:18,19) Probably northeast of Hazeroth.
[nave] RITHMAH, a camping place of the Israelites, Num. 33:18, 19.
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Kehelathah
[ebd] assembly, one of the stations of the Israelites in the desert (Num. 33:22, 23).
[isbe] KEHELATHAH - ke-he-la'-tha, ke-hel'-a-tha (qehlathah, "gathering," "assembly"): A desert camp of the Israelites between Rissah and Mt. Shepher (Nu 33:22,23). Situation is unknown. See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.
[smith] (assembly), a desert encampment of the Israelites, (Numbers 33:22) of which nothing is known.
[nave] KEHELATHAH, an encampment of Israel, Num. 33:22, 23.
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Libnah
[ebd] transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:20, 21). (2.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:29-32; 12:15). It became one of the Levitical t...
[isbe] LIBNAH - lib'-na (libhnah "whiteness," "transparency," "pavement" (compare Ex 24:10 where libhnath, is translated "paved work" or a "compact foundation"); Lebna): (1) A desert camp of the Israelites between Rimmon-perez and ...
[smith] (whiteness). A royal city of the Canaanites which lay in the southwest part of the Holy Land, taken by Joshua immediately after the rout of Beth-horon. It was near Lachish, west of Makkedah. It was appropriated with its "sub...
[nave] LIBNAH 1. A station of the Israelites in the desert, Num. 33:20. 2. A city of Judah, captured by Joshua, Josh. 10:29-32, 39; 12:15. Allotted to the priests, Josh. 21:13; 1 Chr. 6:57. Seacherib besieged; his army defeated ...
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Makheloth
[ebd] assemblies, a station of the Israelites in the desert (Num. 33:25, 26).
[isbe] MAKHELOTH - mak-he'-loth, mak-he'-loth (maqheloth, "assemblies"): A desert camp of the Israelites between Haradah and Tahath (Nu 33:25,26). See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.
[smith] (place of assemblies), a place mentioned only in (Numbers 33:26) as that of a desert encampment of the Israelites.
[nave] MAKHELOTH, an encampment of Israel, Num. 33:25, 26.
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Hashmonah
[ebd] fatness, the thirtieth halting-place of the Israelites during their wanderings in the wilderness, not far from Mount Hor (Num. 33:29, 30).
[isbe] HASHMONAH - hash'-mo-na (chashmonah, "fatness"): A desert camp of the Israelites between Mithkah and Moseroth (Nu 33:29,30). See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.
[smith] (fatness), a station of the Israelites, mentioned (Numbers 33:29) as next before Moseroth.
[nave] HASHMONAH, a camp of the Israelites, Num. 33:29, 30.
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Mithcah
[ebd] sweetness, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:28, 29).
[smith] (sweetness), the name of an unknown desert encampment of the Israelites. (Numbers 33:28,29)
[nave] MITHCAH, an encampment of the Israelites, Num. 33:28, 29.
Resources/Books
Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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"The way of the land of the Philistines"refers to the most northern of three routes travelers took from Egypt to Canaan (v. 17). The others lay farther south. The Egyptians had heavily fortified this caravan route, also calle...
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To formulate a statement that summarizes the teaching of this book it will be helpful to identify some of the major revelations in Numbers. These constitute the unique values of the book.The first major value of Numbers is th...
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I. Experiences of the older generation in the wilderness chs. 1-25A. Preparations for entering the Promised Land from the south chs. 1-101. The first census and the organization of the people chs. 1-42. Commands and rituals t...
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Archaeologists have not determined the location of Taberah (v. 3). It must have been an insignificant spot geographically since Moses did not include it in the list of Israel's encampments in chapter 33 (cf. 33:16-17). It was...
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Forty-two stations appear in the list. Eighteen do not appear elsewhere in the record of the journey (vv. 13, 19-29), and four mentioned previously are absent in this chapter (cf. 11:3; 21:19). Obviously this is a selective l...
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The revelation of Satan's activity, which the song of the martyrs (vv. 10-12) interrupted, now resumes.12:13 Satan will concentrate his vengeance on Israelites during the Great Tribulation, under the sovereign control of God,...
