INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 33 This chapter gives an account of the journeys of the people of Israel, from their first coming out of Egypt, to their arrival in the plains of Moab by Jordan, and the names of the various stations where they rested are given, Numbers 33:1 and they are ordered, when they p... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE ARE THE JOURNEYS OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL,.... Which are related in this chapter following: WHICH WENT FORTH OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT: whither their fathers went and stayed, and were kept in hard bondage, but in due time were delivered from it, and came out from thence: WITH THEIR ARMIES; i... [ Continue Reading ]
AND MOSES WROTE THEIR GOINGS OUT ACCORDING TO THEIR JOURNEYS, BY THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD,.... Which may be understood, either that their journeys were by the commandment of the Lord; so Aben Ezra takes the connection to be, and which is undoubtedly true, and which is expressed plainly elsewhere;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM RAMESES,.... A city in Egypt, where the children of Israel, a little before their departure, seem to have been gathered together in a body, in order to march out all together, as they did. This place the Targum of Jonathan calls Pelusium. Dr. Shaw a thinks it might be Cairo, f... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE EGYPTIANS BURIED ALL THEIR FIRSTBORN, WHICH THE LORD HAD SMITTEN AMONG THEM,.... Which contributed much to the more easy and safe deliverance of the children of Israel; for their hearts were heavy with sorrow, and their hands were full, and they had other work to do, namely, to bury their de... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL REMOVED FROM RAMESES,.... Or Pelusium, as the same Targum again: AND PITCHED IN SUCCOTH: where, as the same paraphrase says, they were covered with the clouds of glory, suggesting that to be the reason of its name; but that was rather because of the booths or tents the Is... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM SUCCOTH, AND PITCHED IN ETHAM,.... Which was eight miles from Succoth: WHICH IS IN THE EDGE OF THE WILDERNESS; of the name, see Exodus 13:20 but Dr. Shaw c makes this particular portion of the wilderness to be fifty miles from Cairo or Rameses. c Travels, p. 308.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY REMOVED FROM ETHAM, AND TURNED AGAIN TO PIHAHIROTH,.... Which was sixteen miles from Etham. This turning, Aben Ezra says, respects the cloud, or Israel; and indeed it may respect both, for, as the cloud turned, Israel turned, being directed by it; and this does not mean that they had been a... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM BEFORE PIHAHIROTH,.... Being forced by Pharaoh's army pressing upon them: AND PASSED THROUGH THE MIDST OF THE SEA; from shore to shore, as on dry laud: INTO THE WILDERNESS: that part of it which lay on the other side, for still it was the wilderness of Etham they went into,... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY REMOVED FROM MARAH, AND CAME UNTO ELIM,.... Which was eight miles from Marah: AND IN ELIM WERE TWELVE FOUNTAINS OF WATER, AND THREE SCORE AND TEN PALM TREES, AND THEY PITCHED THERE; being a convenient place of water for them,... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY REMOVED FROM ELIM, AND ENCAMPED BY THE RED SEA. This encampment, is omitted in the book of Exodus, see Exodus 16:1 this part or arm of the Red sea, whither they came, was six miles from Elim.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY REMOVED FROM THE RED SEA, AND ENCAMPED IN THE WILDERNESS OF SIN. Sixteen miles from the Red sea, where they were last; see Exodus 16:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY TOOK THEIR JOURNEY OUT OF THE WILDERNESS OF SIN,.... According to the account in Exodus, this was after they had the manna given them, see Exodus 17:1 AND ENCAMPED AT DOPHKAH; twelve miles from the wilderness of Sin; and of this, and the next encampment, no mention is made in Exodus.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM DOPHKAH, AND ENCAMPED IN ALUSH. The strong fort, as the Targum of Jonathan calls it; this was twelve miles from Dophkah: according to the Jewish chronology d, this Alush is the wilderness of Sin, where the Israelites came on the fifteenth day of the seventh month from their go... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY REMOVED FROM ALUSH, AND ENCAMPED AT REPHIDIM,.... Eight miles from Alush: WHERE WAS NO WATER FOR THE PEOPLE TO DRINK; and they murmured, and a rock here was smitten by Moses at the command of God, and waters gushed out sufficient for them and their flocks, Exodus 17:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM REPHIDIM, AND PITCHED IN THE WILDERNESS OF SINAI. Eight miles from Rephidim; and from a mount of this name here were given the decalogue, with all other statutes and ordinances, judicial and ceremonial, and orders and directions for building the tabernacle, and making all the... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY REMOVED FROM THE DESERT OF SINAI, AND PITCHED AT KIBROTHHATTAAVAH. Eight miles from the desert of Sinai; here the people lusted after flesh, and murmured, which, though given them, a pestilence came and destroyed many of them, and here they were buried, whence the place was so called, which... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM KIBROTHHATTAAVAH, AND ENCAMPED AT HAZEROTH. Eight miles from Kibrothhattaavah, where Miriam was smote with leprosy, Numbers 12:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM HAZEROTH, AND PITCHED AT RITHMAH. Eight miles from Hazeroth: Rethem, from whence this place seems to have had its name, is generally rendered by "juniper", 1 Kings 19:4 and the Targum of Jonathan here adds, where the juniper trees grew; and, perhaps, it is the same with the va... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 19-29. AND THEY DEPARTED FROM RITHMAH, AND PITCHED AT RIMMONPAREZ. Six miles from Rithmah, and then from Rimmon to Libnah, which was six miles also; and from thence to Rissah, which was six miles more; and from Rissah to, Kehelathah, which was the same number of miles; and from thence to Shaphe... [ Continue Reading ]
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Ver. 30-31. AND THEY DEPARTED FROM HASHMONAH, AND ENCAMPED AT MOSEROTH. Thirty two miles from Hashmonah. In Deuteronomy 10:6 it is called Mosera; and according to the account there, they came hither from the following place, Benejaakan; probably they went first thither from Hashmonah, and then from... [ Continue Reading ]
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Ver. 32-37. AND THEY REMOVED FROM BENEJAAKAN, AND ENCAMPED AT HORHAGIDGAD. In the Targum Jonathan called Gudgod, as it is Gudgodah in Deuteronomy 10:7, where the remove to this place is said to be from Mosera; it was twenty miles from Benejaaken; from thence they went to Jotbathah, twenty four miles... [ Continue Reading ]
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AND AARON THE PRIEST WENT UP INTO MOUNT HOR, AT THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD,.... Delivered to Moses: AND DIED THERE IN THE FORTIETH YEAR AFTER THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE COME OUT OF EGYPT; not being suffered to go with them into the land of Canaan, because of his sin of unbelief at Kadesh, the las... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AARON WAS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED IN MOUNT HOR. He was eighty three when he stood before Pharaoh, Exodus 7:7, and forty years he had been with Israel since, which make this number; he was three years older than Moses.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver. 40-44. AND KING ARAD THE CANAANITE,.... Or the king of Arad the Canaanite: WHICH DWELT IN THE LAND OF CANAAN, HE HEARD OF THE COMING OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL; towards the land of Canaan, in order to possess it, and he came out and fought with them, and was vanquished; see Numbers 21:1, this... [ Continue Reading ]
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AND THEY DEPARTED FROM IJIM, AND PITCHED IN DIBONGAD. Sixteen miles from Ijim; the remove from whence is said to be to the valley of Zared, Numbers 21:12 in which Dibongad was, so called perhaps because rebuilt by Gad afterwards.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY REMOVED FROM DIBONGAD, AND ENCAMPED IN ALMONDIBLATHAIM. Sixteen miles from Dibon, perhaps the same with Diblath, Ezekiel 6:14, according to the account in Numbers 21:16, c. they went from hence to Beer, a place where they found a well, which gave it this name and several other removes are m... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY REMOVED FROM ALMONDIBLATHAIM, AND PITCHED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF ABARIM,.... Sixteen miles from Almondiblathaim; these were so called from passages near them over the river Jordan: and this station was pitched BEFORE NEBO; one of those mountains, whither Moses went up and died.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF ABARIM, AND PITCHED IN THE PLAINS OF MOAB,.... Sixteen miles from Abarim, where all those things were transacted, which make the history of Balak and Balaam, Numbers 22:1 and where the Israelites now were by Jordan near Jericho; not on that side Jordan where... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY PITCHED BY JORDAN FROM BETHJESIMOTH, [EVEN] UNTO ABELSHITTIM, IN THE PLAINS OF MOAB. Their camp reached twelve miles, as the Jews commonly say, which we may suppose was the distance of these two places, which were both in the plains of Moab; and the Jerusalem Targum is express for it, for m... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES IN THE PLAINS OF MOAB BY JORDAN, NEAR JERICHO,.... Numbers 33:48, Numbers 22:1, SAYING; as follows.... [ Continue Reading ]
SPEAK UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, AND SAY UNTO THEM,.... What was to be said, being what concerned the whole body of the people: WHEN YE ARE PASSED OVER JORDAN INTO THE LAND OF CANAAN; near to which they now were, and Moses was about to leave them; and therefore it was the more necessary to give t... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN YE SHALL DRIVE OUT ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND FROM BEFORE YOU,.... Not at once, but gradually; and the sense is, that they should use their utmost endeavours wholly to extirpate them: AND DESTROY ALL THEIR PICTURES; their idolatrous ones; the pictures of their gods, or the statues and fig... [ Continue Reading ]
AND YE SHALL DISPOSSESS THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND, AND DWELL THEREIN,.... Turn them out of their cities, towns, and houses, and inhabit them: FOR I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE LAND TO POSSESS IT; who had a right to dispose of it, and a better title they needed not desire than the Lord could and did make t... [ Continue Reading ]
AND YE SHALL DIVIDE THE LAND BY LOT,.... What is said in this verse is the same with Numbers 26:53, where it has been explained; Numbers 26:53, Numbers 26:54, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF YE WILL NOT DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND BEFORE YOU,.... Should be remiss and careless about it, and indifferent to it, and not make use of the proper means to get rid of them, but, on the contrary, make covenants with them, and intermarry among them; or, however, become friendly to... [ Continue Reading ]
MOREOVER, IT SHALL COME TO PASS,.... This being the case, they suffering the Canaanites to dwell among them, and they mingling with them, learning their works, and serving their gods: that I SHALL DO UNTO YOU AS I THOUGHT I SHOULD DO UNTO THEM; deliver them up into the hands of their enemies, who s... [ Continue Reading ]