Num 34:1-5 - Commentary

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Text -- Numbers 34:1-5 (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.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· 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

· Edom resident(s) of the region of Edom

· Egypt descendants of Mizraim

· 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

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

· 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

· 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

· Zin a wilderness area

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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.

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