8 b15. Arrival on the Border of Moab

Israel, having crossed Edom from the -Arabah towards the wilderness of Moab (8 b), is charged not to treat Moab as a foe. Jehovah gave -Ar, their land, to the children of Lot: this is in Sg. address (9); and there follow notes on the predecessors of Moab in -Ar, and of Edom in Mt Se-îr (10 12). The Pl. is resumed in a charge to Israel to cross the Wâdy Zered, which they did (13); their time from Ḳadesh to the Zered being 38 years, and all the condemned generation being now dead under Jehovah's hand (14 f.).

For the parallels in JE and P (some of which have been already given) see below on the separate verses.

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