And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
The verse stands as one of the recorded stages of Israel's journey from Hazeroth toward Kadesh-barnea. It marks the movement in which the people removed from Libnah and pitched their camp at Rissah. No notable event at Rissah is reported, and most of these stopping places are preserved only by their names. As part of the list in Numbers 33, it belongs to a passage that gives practice in pronouncing names while holding refreshing oases such as Elim with its springs and palms.
The verse stands as one of the recorded stages of Israel's journey from Hazeroth toward Kadesh-barnea. It marks the movement in which the people removed from Libnah and pitched their camp at Rissah. No notable event at Rissah is reported, and most of these stopping places are preserved only by their names. As part of the list in Numbers 33, it belongs to a passage that gives practice in pronouncing names while holding refreshing oases such as Elim with its springs and palms.