Numbers 33:16
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They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.
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In this chapter God directs Moses, and he is to direct Israel, I. Concerning the bounds and borders of the land of Canaan (Num 34:1-15). II. Concerning the division and distribution of it to the tribes of Israel (Num 34:16, etc.).
Open source ↗33:16-36 The journey between Sinai and Kadesh. Our ability to locate the named sites depends on the identification of Mount Sinai. 33:16-17 Kibroth-hattaavah . . . Hazeroth: See 11:34–12:16.
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So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.
The LORD our God said to us at Horeb: “You have stayed at this mountain long enough.
Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?