And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
The verse records one stage in the successive list of Israel's encampments on the journey from Hazeroth toward Kadesh-barnea, marking the departure from Dophkah and the encamping at Alush. Those stopping places, including Alush, lay between Hazeroth and the place from which the spies were sent out. Little is recorded about them beyond their names.
The verse belongs to Numbers 33, a chapter full of names that are hard to pronounce. Yet within that list are refreshing places such as Elim with its springs and palm trees. The chapter stands before the account of the death of Aaron, the warning concerning the idolatrous inhabitants of Canaan, and the description of the borders of the land. It also stands before the provision for the cities of refuge and the account of Zelophehad's daughters. As part of Numbers 31 to 33, the verse belongs to a section teaching that no secret sin can be hidden from God.
The verse records one stage in the successive list of Israel's encampments on the journey from Hazeroth toward Kadesh-barnea, marking the departure from Dophkah and the encamping at Alush. Those stopping places, including Alush, lay between Hazeroth and the place from which the spies were sent out. Little is recorded about them beyond their names.
The verse belongs to Numbers 33, a chapter full of names that are hard to pronounce. Yet within that list are refreshing places such as Elim with its springs and palm trees. The chapter stands before the account of the death of Aaron, the warning concerning the idolatrous inhabitants of Canaan, and the description of the borders of the land. It also stands before the provision for the cities of refuge and the account of Zelophehad's daughters. As part of Numbers 31 to 33, the verse belongs to a section teaching that no secret sin can be hidden from God.