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Meaning in the Journey's Names
Commentators explain that the place names in this verse are descriptive. 'Ije-abarim' likely means 'ruinous heaps of the passages' or 'ruins of the regions beyond.' This detail paints a picture of the landscape Israel traveled through—a rugged, perhaps desolate, upland country east of the Jordan River. The names weren't just labels; they described the very ground the Israelites were covering.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 21:10–11
18th Century
Theologian
The earlier stations in this part of their journey were Zalmonah and Punon (Numbers 33:41–42). Oboth was north of Punon, east of the no…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 21:11
19th Century
Bishop
At Ije-abarim— This word seems to denote the heaps (or, ruins) of passages or of coast or river lands —…
John Gill
On Numbers 21:11
17th Century
Pastor
And they journeyed from Oboth
How long they stayed there is not certain:
and pitched at Ijeabar…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 21:10–20
17th Century
Minister
We have here the journeys of the children of Israel, until they came to the plains of Moab, from where they passed over the Jordan into Canaan. The…