_THESE ARE THE JOURNEYS OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, WHICH WENT FORTH
OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT WITH THEIR ARMIES UNDER THE HAND OF MOSES AND
AARON._
These are the journeys. This chapter may be said to form the
winding-up of the history of the travels of the Israelites through the
wilderness; because... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MOSES WROTE THEIR GOINGS OUT ACCORDING TO THEIR JOURNEYS BY THE
COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD: AND THESE ARE THEIR JOURNEYS ACCORDING TO
THEIR GOINGS OUT._
Moses wrote ... by the commandment of the Lord - namely, in the book
(see the notes at Exodus 17:14; Exodus 24:4). The wisdom of this
divine ord... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DEPARTED FROM RAMESES IN THE FIRST MONTH, ON THE FIFTEENTH
DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH; ON THE MORROW AFTER THE PASSOVER THE CHILDREN
OF ISRAEL WENT OUT WITH AN HIGH HAND IN THE SIGHT OF ALL THE
EGYPTIANS._
Rameses - generally identified with Heroopolis, now the modern
Abu-Keisheid (see the no... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR THE EGYPTIANS BURIED ALL THEIR FIRSTBORN, WHICH THE LORD HAD
SMITTEN AMONG THEM: UPON THEIR GODS ALSO THE LORD EXECUTED JUDGMENTS._
Upon their gods - used either according to Scripture phraseology, to
denote their rulers, the first-born of the king and his princes, or
the idolatrous objects of... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL REMOVED FROM RAMESES, AND PITCHED IN
SUCCOTH._
Pitched in Succoth - i:e., booths; a place of no note except as a
temporary halting-place, at Birket-el-Hadji (the Pilgrim's Pool),
(Calmet: see the note at Exodus 12:37).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DEPARTED FROM SUCCOTH, AND PITCHED IN ETHAM, WHICH IS IN THE
EDGE OF THE WILDERNESS._
Etham - the strip of desert extending 'along the coast up to the
tongue of land Abu Zelime' (Lepsius, 'Letters'), constituting the edge
or border of all that part of Arabia-Petraea which lay contiguous t... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY REMOVED FROM ETHAM, AND TURNED AGAIN UNTO PIHAHIROTH, WHICH
IS BEFORE BAALZEPHON: AND THEY PITCHED BEFORE MIGDOL._
Pi-hahiroth ... Baal-zephon ... Migdol - (see the notes at Exodus
14:1).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DEPARTED FROM BEFORE PIHAHIROTH, AND PASSED THROUGH THE
MIDST OF THE SEA INTO THE WILDERNESS, AND WENT THREE DAYS' JOURNEY IN
THE WILDERNESS OF ETHAM, AND PITCHED IN MARAH._
Marah - thought to be Ain Howarah, both from its position and the time
(three days) it would take them with their c... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY REMOVED FROM MARAH, AND CAME UNTO ELIM: AND IN ELIM WERE
TWELVE FOUNTAINS OF WATER, AND THREESCORE AND TEN PALM TREES; AND THEY
PITCHED THERE._
Elim - supposed to be Wady Ghurundel (see the note at Exodus 15:27).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY REMOVED FROM ELIM, AND ENCAMPED BY THE RED SEA._
Encamped by the Red sea. This station is omitted in the historical
itinerary of Exodus. The distance between the Elim station and the sea
is only one mile and a-half; so that it could with propriety be left
unnoticed in the principal accoun... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY REMOVED FROM THE RED SEA, AND ENCAMPED IN THE WILDERNESS OF
SIN._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY TOOK THEIR JOURNEY OUT OF THE WILDERNESS OF SIN, AND
ENCAMPED IN DOPHKAH._
Dophkah ... Alush ... Rephidim. These three stations, in the great
valleys of Wady Mukatteb, El Sheikh, and Feiran, would be equivalent
to four days' journey for such a host. Rephidim (Exodus 16:6) was in
Horeb, th... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DEPARTED FROM REPHIDIM, AND PITCHED IN THE WILDERNESS OF
SINAI._
Wilderness of Sinai - the Wady Er Raheh.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY REMOVED FROM THE DESERT OF SINAI, AND PITCHED AT
KIBROTH-HATTA'AVAH._ KIBROTH-HATTAAVAH - the graves of lust (see the
notes at Numbers 9:4). The route, on breaking up the encampment at
Sinai, led down Wady Sheikh, then, crossing Jebel-et-Tyh, which
intersected the peninsula, they descended... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AARON THE PRIEST WENT UP INTO MOUNT HOR AT THE COMMANDMENT OF THE
LORD, AND DIED THERE, IN THE FORTIETH YEAR AFTER THE CHILDREN OF
ISRAEL WERE COME OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, IN THE FIRST DAY OF THE
FIFTH MONTH._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DEPARTED FROM ZALMONAH, AND PITCHED IN PUNON._
Punon - in the rocky ravines of Mount Hor, and famous for the mines
and quarries in its vicinity, as well as for its fruit-trees-now
Tafyle, on the border of Edom (Osborn identifies it with the Phenne of
the Greek itineraries, 'Monumental His... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DEPARTED FROM PUNON, AND PITCHED IN OBOTH._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DEPARTED FROM OBOTH, AND PITCHED IN IJEABARIM, IN THE BORDER
OF MOAB._
Ije-abarim - a ridge of rugged hills, northwest of the Arnon-the part
called Nebo was one of its highest peaks-opposite Jericho (see the
note at Deuteronomy 10:6).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DEPARTED FROM IIM, AND PITCHED IN DIBONGAD._
Iim. 'It is more in accordance with the usage of the sacred writer
throughout this chapter to repeat the full name Ije-abarim in Numbers
33:45 as in Numbers 33:44. This is the reading of four MSS. and the
Vulgate' ('Negeb,'
p. 156). There is a... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY REMOVED FROM DIBONGAD, AND ENCAMPED IN ALMON-DIBLATHA'IM._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN YE SHALL DRIVE OUT ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND FROM BEFORE
YOU, AND DESTROY ALL THEIR PICTURES, AND DESTROY ALL THEIR MOLTEN
IMAGES, AND QUITE PLUCK DOWN ALL THEIR HIGH PLACES:_
Ye shall drive out - not, however, by expulsion, but extermination
(Deuteronomy 7:1). DESTROY ALL THEIR PICTURE... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND YE SHALL DISPOSSESS THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND, AND DWELL
THEREIN: FOR I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE LAND TO POSSESS IT._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND YE SHALL DIVIDE THE LAND BY LOT FOR AN INHERITANCE AMONG YOUR
FAMILIES: AND TO THE MORE YE SHALL GIVE THE MORE INHERITANCE, AND TO
THE FEWER YE SHALL GIVE THE LESS INHERITANCE: EVERY MAN'S INHERITANCE
SHALL BE IN THE PLACE WHERE HIS LOT FALLETH; ACCORDING TO THE TRIBES
OF YOUR FATHERS YE SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT IF YE WILL NOT DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND FROM BEFORE
YOU; THEN IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT THOSE WHICH YE LET REMAIN OF
THEM SHALL BE PRICKS IN YOUR EYES, AND THORNS IN YOUR SIDES, AND SHALL
VEX YOU IN THE LAND WHEREIN YE DWELL._
But if ye will not drive. No associations were to be... [ Continue Reading ]