Numbers 33

Recounting Israel's Journey

1 These are the stages of the people of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt by their companies under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 Moses wrote down their starting places, l stage by stage, by command of the Lord, and these are their stages according to their starting places. 3 They m set out from Rameses in n the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the day after the Passover, the people of Israel went out o triumphantly in the sight of all the Egyptians, 4 while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, p whom the Lord had struck down among them. q On their gods also the Lord executed judgments.

5 So the people of Israel set out from Rameses and camped at r Succoth. 6 And they set out from Succoth and camped at s Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. 7 And they set out from Etham and turned back to t Pi-hahiroth, which is east of Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol. 8 And they set out from before Hahiroth 1 and u passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they v went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. 9 And they set out from Marah and came to w Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there. 10 And they set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. 11 And they set out from the Red Sea and camped in x the wilderness of Sin. 12 And they set out from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. 13 And they set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush. 14 And they set out from Alush and camped at y Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. 15 And they set out from Rephidim and camped in the z wilderness of Sinai. 16 And they set out from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at a Kibroth-hattaavah. 17 And they set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at b Hazeroth. 18 And they c set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. 19 And they set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. 20 And they set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. 21 And they set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah. 22 And they set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. 23 And they set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. 24 And they set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. 25 And they set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. 26 And they set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. 27 And they set out from Tahath and camped at Terah. 28 And they set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah. 29 And they set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. 30 And they set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. 31 And they set out from Moseroth and camped at d Bene-jaakan. 32 And they set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at e Hor-haggidgad. 33 And they set out from Hor-haggidgad and camped at e Jotbathah. 34 And they set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. 35 And they set out from Abronah and camped at f Ezion-geber. 36 And they set out from Ezion-geber and camped in the g wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh). 37 And they set out from h Kadesh and camped at i Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom.

38 And Aaron the priest went up j Mount Hor at the command of the Lord and died there, in the fortieth year after the people of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. 39 And Aaron was k 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 And l the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel.

41 And they set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. 42 And they set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. 43 And they set out from Punon and camped at m Oboth. 44 And they set out from Oboth and camped at n Iye-abarim, in the territory of Moab. 45 And they set out from Iyim and camped at o Dibon-gad. 46 And they set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. 47 And they set out from Almon-diblathaim p and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. 48 And they set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in q the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho; 49 they camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth as far as r Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

Drive Out the Inhabitants

50 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 51 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, s When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 then t you shall drive out u all the inhabitants of the land from before you and destroy all their v figured stones and destroy all their metal images and demolish all their high places. 53 And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. 54 w You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. x To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit. 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those of them whom you let remain shall be as y barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land where you dwell. 56 And I will do to you z as I thought to do to them."

  1. Cross References
    Numbers 9:17 - 23
    And whenever the cloud lifted from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out, and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel camped.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 12:37
    And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 12:2
    This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.
    Exodus 13:4
    Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 14:8
    And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the people of Israel while the people of Israel were going out defiantly.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 12:29
    At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 12:12
    For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.
    Isaiah 19:1
    An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 12:37
    And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 13:20
    And they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 14:2
    Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea.
    Exodus 14:9
    The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them encamped at the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 14:22
    And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 15:22 - 23
    Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 15:27
    Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water.
  13. Cross References
    Exodus 16:1
    They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 17:1
    All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 19:1 - 2
    On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.
  16. Cross References
    Numbers 11:34
    Therefore the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had the craving.
  17. Cross References
    Numbers 11:35
    From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to Hazeroth, and they remained at Hazeroth.
    Numbers 12:16
    After that the people set out from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
  18. Cross References
    Numbers 12:16
    After that the people set out from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
  19. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 10:6
    (The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place.
  20. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 10:7
    From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with brooks of water.
  21. Cross References
    Numbers 33:32
    And they set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.
  22. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 2:8
    So we went on, away from our brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road from Elath and Ezion-geber. "And we turned and went in the direction of the wilderness of Moab.
    1 Kings 9:26
    King Solomon built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
    1 Kings 22:48
    Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
    2 Chronicles 8:17
    Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.
  23. Cross References
    Numbers 20:1
    And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam died there and was buried there.
    Numbers 27:14
    Because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
  24. Cross References
    Numbers 20:1
    And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam died there and was buried there.
    Numbers 20:14
    Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met:
    Numbers 20:22
    And they journeyed from Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.
  25. Cross References
    Numbers 20:23
    And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom.
    Numbers 21:4
    From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way.
    Numbers 34:7 - 8
    This shall be your northern border: from the Great Sea you shall draw a line to Mount Hor.
  26. Cross References
    Numbers 20:25 - 28
    Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor.
    Deuteronomy 32:50
    And die on the mountain which you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died in Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
    Deuteronomy 10:6
    (The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place.
  27. Cross References
    Exodus 7:7
    Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
  28. Cross References
    Numbers 21:1
    When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
  29. Cross References
    Numbers 21:10
    And the people of Israel set out and camped in Oboth.
  30. Cross References
    Numbers 21:11
    And they set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness that is opposite Moab, toward the sunrise.
  31. Cross References
    Numbers 21:30
    So we overthrew them; Heshbon, as far as Dibon, perished; and we laid waste as far as Nophah; fire spread as far as Medeba.
    Numbers 32:34
    And the people of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer.
  32. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:49
    Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for a possession.
  33. Cross References
    Numbers 22:1
    Then the people of Israel set out and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
  34. Cross References
    Numbers 25:1
    While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab.
  35. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 9:1
    Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves, cities great and fortified up to heaven.
    Joshua 3:17
    Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all Israel was passing over on dry ground until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.
  36. Cross References
    Numbers 32:21
    And every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the Lord, until he has driven out his enemies from before him
  37. Cross References
    Exodus 23:24
    You shall not bow down to their gods nor serve ...
    Exodus 23:33
    They shall not dwell in your land, lest they ma...
    Exodus 34:13
    You shall tear down their altars and break thei...
    Deuteronomy 7:2
    And when the Lord your God gives them over to y...
    Deuteronomy 7:5
    But thus shall you deal with them: you shall br...
    Deuteronomy 12:3
    You shall tear down their altars and dash in pi...
  38. Cross References
    Leviticus 26:1
    You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God.
  39. Cross References
    Numbers 26:53
    Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names.
    Numbers 26:55
    But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
  40. Cross References
    Numbers 26:54
    To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list.
    Numbers 35:8
    And as for the cities that you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance that it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites.
  41. Cross References
    Joshua 23:13
    Know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you.
    Judges 2:3
    So now I say, I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.
    Psalms 106:34
    They did not destroy the peoples, as the Lord commanded them.
    Psalms 106:36
    They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
  42. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:63
    And as the Lord took delight in doing you good and multiplying you, so the Lord will take delight in bringing ruin upon you and destroying you. And you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
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