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Numbers 21:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 21:20

Verse 20 of 35

Scripture focus

And from Bamoth [in] the valley, that [is] in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

Numbers 21:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 21:20

Theological / Devotional

The country of Moab. Literally, “the field of Moab,” probably referring to the region claimed by Moab.

Pisgah. Mt. Pisgah offers a magnificent view across the whole of western Palestine. The name comes from a verb meaning “to cut,” “to split”; the related noun means “cliff,” and is applied to the broken, jagged edge of the Moabite plateau where it descends steeply toward the Dead Sea and the valley of the Jordan (Num. 23:14; Deut. 3:27 ; 34:1).

Situated near the northeastern end of the Dead Sea, opposite Jericho, Pisgah is now known as Ras es-Siyaghah.

Looketh toward Jeshimon. Literally, “which looks toward the face of the desert.” Jeshimon is a noun meaning “waste place,” from the verb “to be desolate,” and is used of deserts through which Israel journeyed (Deut. 32:10; Ps. 68:7), and of the desolate land north of the Dead Sea (1 Sam. 23:19, 24 ; 26:1, 3).

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