Num 34:1-12 - Commentary

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Text -- Numbers 34:1-12 (NET)

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The Southern Border of the Land

34:1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 34:2 “Give these instructions to the Israelites, and tell them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders, 34:3 your southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea, 34:4 and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, continue to Zin, and then its direction will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon. 34:5 There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea.

The Western Border of the Land

34:6 “‘And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border.

The Northern Border of the Land

34:7 “‘And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor; 34:8 from Mount Hor you will draw a line to Lebo Hamath, Hamath, and the direction of the border will be to Zedad. 34:9 The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.

The Eastern Border of the Land

34:10 “‘For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. 34:11 The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth. 34:12 Then the border will continue down the Jordan River and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”

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Names, People and Places:

· Ain a place marking part of the north-eastern boarder of Israel,a town of Simeon in the western foothills of Judah

· Akrabbim a mountain pass at south end of Dead Sea; Scorpion Pass

· Azmon a town of southern Judah

· Canaan the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River

· Chinnereth a lake 21 km long and 12 km wide, in the north of Palestine,a town of Naphtali on the NW shoulder of Lake Chinnereth (Lake Galilee)

· Edom resident(s) of the region of Edom

· Egypt descendants of Mizraim

· Great Sea the Mediterranean Sea

· hamath a town of Syria on the Orontes between Aleppo and Damascus (OS)

· Hamath a town of unknown location

· Hazar-addar a place marking part of the southern border of Israel and Judah

· Hazar-Addar a place marking part of the southern border of Israel and Judah

· Hazar-Enan a town on the theoretical NE frontier of Israel (OS)

· Hazar-enan a town on the theoretical NE frontier of Israel (OS)

· Hor a mountain on border of Edom),a mountain (on the North border of Israel)

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jordan the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)

· Kadesh-barnea an oasis 100 km south of Gaza & 120 km NNW of Ezion-Geber, where Israel made an encampment

· Kadesh-Barnea an oasis 100 km south of Gaza & 120 km NNW of Ezion-Geber, where Israel made an encampment

· Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

· Riblah a town 80 km north of Damascus

· Salt Sea the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River

· sea the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River,the Mediterranean Sea,the Persian Gulf south east of Babylon,the Red Sea

· Shepham town on the NE boundary of Israel

· Zedad a town 50 km ESE of Kadesh & 35 km WNW of Hazar-Enan

· Zin a wilderness area

· Ziphron a town between Zedad and Hazar-Enan

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Verse Notes / Footnotes NET Notes

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Num 34:1 This chapter falls into several sections: the south (vv. 1-5), the west (v. 6), the north (vv. 7-9), the east (vv. 10-15), and then a list of appointe...

NET Notes: Num 34:2 Heb “this is the land that will fall to you as an inheritance.”

NET Notes: Num 34:3 The expression refers to the corner or extremity of the Negev, the South.

NET Notes: Num 34:4 Heb “its going forth,” or the way it runs.

NET Notes: Num 34:5 That is, the Mediterranean.

NET Notes: Num 34:6 That is, the Mediterranean Sea (also in the following verse).

NET Notes: Num 34:8 Or “to the entrance to Hamath.”

NET Notes: Num 34:11 The word means “harp.” The lake (or sea) of Galilee was so named because it is shaped somewhat like a harp.

NET Notes: Num 34:12 The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

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