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Numbers 33:44

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They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 44

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.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 44

נָסַע (nâçaʻ, H5265) — properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney אֹבֹת (ʼôbôth, H88) — Oboth, a place in the Desert חָנָה (chânâh, H2583) — properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening);… עִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים (ʻÎyêy hâ-ʻĂbârîym, H5863) — Ije-ha-Abarim, a place near Palestine גְּבוּל (gᵉbûwl, H1366) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the… מוֹאָב (Môwʼâb, H4124) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants

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They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east.

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