Numbers 33:44

33:44 They traveled from Oboth and camped in Iye-abarim, on the border of Moab.

Numbers 21:11

21:11 Then they traveled on from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, ¹  in the wilderness that is before Moab, on the eastern side. ² 

Numbers 33:47-48

33:47 They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo. 33:48 They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River ³  across from Jericho. ⁴ 

Numbers 27:12

Leadership Change

27:12 ⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range, ⁶  and see ⁷  the land I have given ⁸  to the Israelites.

Numbers 33:45

33:45 They traveled from Iim ⁹  and camped in Dibon-gad.

¹ sn These places are uncertain. Oboth may be some 15 miles (25 km) from the south end of the Dead Sea at a place called ‘Ain el-Weiba. Iye Abarim may be the modern Mahay at the southeastern corner of Moab. See J. Simons, The Geographical and Topographical Texts of the Old Testament.

² tn Heb “the rising of the sun.”

¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

² map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

¹ sn See further J. Lindblom, “Lot Casting in the Old Testament,” VT 12 (1962): 164-78; E. Lipinski, “Urim and Thummim,” VT 20 (1970): 495-96; and S. E. Loewenstamm, “The Death of Moses,” Tarbiz 27 (1957/58): 142-57.

² tc The Greek version adds “which is Mount Nebo.” This is a typical scribal change to harmonize two passages.

³ tn The imperative could be subordinated to the first to provide a purpose clause, although a second instruction fits well enough.

⁴ tn This perfect tense would best be classified as a perfect of resolve: “which I have decided to give.” God had not yet given the land to them, but it was certain he would.

¹ tn Iim is a shortened form of the name Iye-abarim mentioned in v. 44.