Numbers 33:1-56
The Places Where Israel Camped During Their Journey
Here are the places where the Israelites camped during their journey. When they came out of Egypt, they marched in groups like an army. Moses and Aaron led them. The Lord commanded Moses to record their journey. Here are the places where they camped.
The Israelites started out from Rameses on the 15th day of the first month. It was the day after the Passover Feast. They marched out boldly in plain sight of all the Egyptians. The Egyptians were burying all their oldest sons. The Lord had struck them down. He had done it when he punished their gods.
The Israelites left Rameses and camped at Sukkoth.
They left Sukkoth and camped at Etham. Etham was on the edge of the desert.
They left Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth. It was east of Baal Zephon. They camped near Migdol.
They left Pi Hahiroth. Then they passed through the Red Sea into the desert. They traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham. Then they camped at Marah.
They left Marah and went to Elim. Twelve springs and 70 palm trees were there. So they camped at Elim.
They left Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
They left the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.
They left the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
They left Dophkah and camped at Alush.
They left Alush and camped at Rephidim. But there was no water there for the people to drink.
They left Rephidim and camped in the Desert of Sinai.
They left the Desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.
They left Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
They left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
They left Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah.
They left Libnah and camped at Rissah.
They left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
They left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
They left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.
They left Haradah and camped at Makheloth.
They left Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
They left Tahath and camped at Terah.
They left Terah and camped at Mithkah.
They left Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.
They left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
They left Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan.
They left Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.
They left Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.
They left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
They left Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
They left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh. Kadesh was in the Desert of Zin.
They left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor. It was on the border of Edom. Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor when the Lord commanded him to. That’s where he died. It happened on the first day of the fifth month. It was the 40th year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.
The Canaanite king of Arad lived in the Negev Desert in Canaan. He heard that the Israelites were coming.
They left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
They left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
They left Punon and camped at Oboth.
They left Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim. It was on the border of Moab.
They left Iye Abarim and camped at Dibon Gad.
They left Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim.
They left Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim near Nebo.
They left the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab. That area was by the Jordan River across from Jericho. They camped there along the Jordan River from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim.
On the plains of Moab the Lord spoke to Moses. He spoke to him by the Jordan River across from Jericho. The Lord said, “Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Go across the Jordan River into Canaan. Drive out all those living in the land. The statues of their gods are made out of stone and metal. Destroy all those statues. And destroy all the high places where they are worshiped. Take the land as your own. Make your homes in it. I have given it to you. Cast lots when you divide up the land. Do it based on the number of people in each tribe and family. Give a larger share to a larger group. And give a smaller group a smaller share. The share they receive by casting lots will belong to them. Give out the shares based on the number of people in Israel’s tribes.
“ ‘But suppose you do not drive out the people living in the land. Then those you allow to remain there will become like needles in your eyes. They will become like thorns in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live. Then I will do to you what I plan to do to them.’ ”
Numbers 34:1-29
Israel Arrives at the Borders of Canaan
The Lord said to Moses, “Give the Israelites a command. Tell them, ‘You are going to enter Canaan. The land will be given to you as your own. Here are the borders it must have.
“ ‘Your southern border will include part of the Desert of Zin. It will be along the border of Edom. Your southern border will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea. It will cross south of Scorpion Pass. It will continue on to Zin. From there it will go south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon. There it will turn and join the Wadi of Egypt. It will come to an end at the Mediterranean Sea.
Your western border will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. That will be your border on the west.
For your northern border, run a line from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor. Continue it from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the border will go to Zedad. It will continue to Ziphron. It will come to an end at Hazar Enan. That will be your border on the north.
For your eastern border, run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. The border will go down from Shepham to Riblah. Riblah is on the east side of Ain. From there the border will continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Galilee. Then the border will go down along the Jordan River. It will come to an end at the Dead Sea.
“ ‘That will be your land. And those will be its borders on every side.’ ”
Moses gave the Israelites a command. He said, “Cast lots when you divide up the land. Each tribe will have its own share. The Lord has ordered it to be given to the nine and a half tribes. The families of the tribes of Reuben and Gad have already received their shares. The families of half of the tribe of Manasseh have also received their share. Those two and a half tribes have received their shares east of the Jordan River. It flows near Jericho. Their land is toward the sunrise.”
The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “Here are the names of the men who will give out the shares of the land to your people. They are Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun. Also appoint one leader from each of the nine and a half tribes. They will help you give out the land.
“Here are their names.
“Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, is from the tribe of Judah.
Shemuel, the son of Ammihud, is from the tribe of Simeon.
Elidad, the son of Kislon, is from the tribe of Benjamin.
Bukki, the son of Jogli, is the leader from the tribe of Dan.
Hanniel, the son of Ephod, is the leader from the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh was the son of Joseph.
Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan, is the leader from the tribe of Ephraim. Ephraim was the son of Joseph.
Elizaphan, the son of Parnak, is the leader from the tribe of Zebulun.
Paltiel, the son of Azzan, is the leader from the tribe of Issachar.
Ahihud, the son of Shelomi, is the leader from the tribe of Asher.
Pedahel, the son of Ammihud, is the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
These are the men the Lord commanded to give out the shares of the land. They were commanded to give them to Israel in the land of Canaan.
