Numbers 33:40

33:40 The king of Arad, the Canaanite king who lived in the south of the land of Canaan, heard about the approach of the Israelites.

Numbers 13:29

13:29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the banks ¹  of the Jordan.” ² 

Numbers 21:1

Victory at Hormah

21:1 ³ When the Canaanite king of Arad ⁴  who lived in the Negev ⁵  heard that Israel was approaching along the road to Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoner.

Numbers 35:28

35:28 because the slayer ⁶  should have stayed in his town of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to the land of his possessions.

Numbers 13:19

13:19 and whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or fortified cities,

Numbers 22:5

22:5 And he sent messengers to Balaam ⁷  son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates River ⁸  in the land of Amaw, ⁹  to summon him, saying, “Look, a nation has come out of Egypt. They cover the face ¹⁰  of the earth, and they are settling next to me.

[13:29]  ¹ tn Heb “by the side [hand] of.”

[13:29]  ² sn For more discussion on these people groups, see D. J. Wiseman, ed., Peoples of Old Testament Times.

[21:1]  ¹ sn This chapter has several events in it: the victory over Arad (vv. 1-3), the plague of serpents (vv. 4-9), the approach to Moab (vv. 10-20), and the victory over Sihon and Og (vv. 21-35). For information, see D. M. Gunn, “The ‘Battle Report’: Oral or Scribal Convention.” JBL 93 (1974): 513-18; and of the extensive literature on the archaeological site, see EAEHL 1:74-89.

[21:1]  ² sn The name Arad probably refers to a place a number of miles away from Tel Arad in southern Israel. The name could also refer to the whole region (like Edom).

[21:1]  ³ tn Or “the south”; “Negev” has become a technical name for the southern desert region and is still in use in modern times.

[35:28]  ¹ tn Heb “he.”

[22:5]  ¹ sn There is much literature on pagan diviners and especially prophecy in places in the east like Mari (see, for example, H. B. Huffmon, “Prophecy in the Mari Letters,” BA 31 [1968]: 101-24). Balaam appears to be a pagan diviner who was of some reputation; he was called to curse the Israelites, but God intervened and gave him blessings only. The passage forms a nice complement to texts that deal with blessings and curses. It shows that no one can curse someone whom God has blessed.

[22:5]  ² tn Heb “by the river”; in most contexts this expression refers to the Euphrates River (cf. NAB, NCV, NRSV, TEV, CEV, NLT).

[22:5]  ³ tn Heb “in the land of Amaw” (cf. NAB, NRSV, TEV); traditionally “in the land of the sons of his people.” The LXX has “by the river of the land.”

[22:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “eye.” So also in v. 11.