And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
The verse places the movement from the mountains of Abarim to an encampment in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho. The name Abarim means regions beyond. That encampment was Israel's final wilderness encampment.
It stands as one entry in the record of Israel's wilderness journeyings. It is one of the many journeys of Israel on the way to Canaan. It is part of the account of the Israelites' journey from Egypt toward Canaan. It belongs together with the directions given for the boundaries of Israel. The wilderness route to which it belongs is illustrated by the map of the Sinai peninsula.
The verse places the movement from the mountains of Abarim to an encampment in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho. The name Abarim means regions beyond. That encampment was Israel's final wilderness encampment.
It stands as one entry in the record of Israel's wilderness journeyings. It is one of the many journeys of Israel on the way to Canaan. It is part of the account of the Israelites' journey from Egypt toward Canaan. It belongs together with the directions given for the boundaries of Israel. The wilderness route to which it belongs is illustrated by the map of the Sinai peninsula.