1 When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners. 2 So Israel made a vow to the LORD: "If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.21:2 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in verse 3."
3 And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.21:3 Hormah means destruction.
The Bronze Serpent
4 Then they set out from Mount Horalong the route to the Red Sea,21:4 Or the Sea of Reedsin order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey 5 and spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have you led us up out of Egyptto die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!"
6 So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
7 Then the people came to Mosesand said, "We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us." So Mosesinterceded for the people.
8 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live." 9 So Mosesmade a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
The Journey to Moab
10 Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth. 11 They journeyed from Obothand camped at Iye-abarimin the wilderness opposite Moabto the east. 12 From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered. 13 From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory.
Now the Arnonis the border between the Moabitesand the Amorites. 14 Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD:
"Wahebin Suphah
and the wadis of the Arnon,
15 even the slopes of the wadis
that extend to the site of Ar
and lie along the border of Moab."
16 From there they went on to Beer,21:16 Beer means well.the well where the LORD said to Moses, "Gather the people so that I may give them water." 17 Then Israel sang this song:
"Spring up, O well,
all of you sing to it!
18 The princes dug the well;
the nobles of the people hollowed it out
with their scepters
and with their staffs."
From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah, 19 and from Mattanahto Nahaliel, and from Nahalielto Bamoth, 20 and from Bamothto the valley in Moabwhere the top of Pisgahoverlooks the wasteland.21:20 Or Jeshimon
The Defeat of Sihon
21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihonking of the Amorites, saying, 22 "Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highwayuntil we have passed through your territory."
23 But Sihonwould not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz,21:23 Jahaz is a variant of Jahzah; see 1 Chronicles 6:78.he fought against Israel. 24 And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnonto the Jabbok— but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.21:24 Or because the territory was rugged; literally because it was strong
25 Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbonand all its villages. 26 Heshbonwas the city of Sihonking of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moaband taken all his land as far as the Arnon. 27 That is why the poets say:
"Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt;
let the city of Sihonbe restored.
28 For a fire went out from Heshbon,
a blaze from the city of Sihon.
It consumed Arof Moab,
the rulers of Arnon’s heights.
29 Woe to you, O Moab!
You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh!
He gave up his sons as refugees,
and his daughters into captivity
to Sihonking of the Amorites.
30 But we have overthrown them;
Heshbonis destroyed as far as Dibon.
We demolished them as far as Nophah,
which reaches to Medeba.21:30 Or We demolished them until fire spread to Medeba"
The Defeat of Og
31 So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites. 32 After Moseshad sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
33 Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Ogking of Bashanand his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
34 But the LORD said to Moses, "Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihonking of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon."
35 So they struck down Og, along with his sons and his whole army, until no remnant was left. And they took possession of his land.
Lugar Bíblico
Região / Território
Negeb
Hoje: Tel Beer Sheva
נֶ֫גֶבnegev
The Negeb is the southernmost region of Judah, toward which Abram went and where Isaac lived. Kabzeel, Eder and Jagur were located there, toward the boundary of Edom (Joshua 15:21).
Hormah is the city of Zephath, so called after Judah and Simeon destroyed it, and the place to which the Amalekites and the Canaanites chased Israel (Judges 1:17).
Hoje: road between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba
סוּףsuphἐρυθρόςEruthros
The Way of the Red Sea was the road by which the people turned back toward the wilderness, as the Lord commanded, and later set out from Mount Hor to go around the land of Edom (Deuteronomy 2:1).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
The Arnon was the border between Moab and the Amorites; Israel camped on the other side of the Arnon, and the land taken from Sihon extended from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Numbers 21:13).
The Arnon was the border between Moab and the Amorites; Israel camped on the other side of the Arnon, and the land taken from Sihon extended from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Numbers 21:13).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
The Arnon was the border between Moab and the Amorites; Israel camped on the other side of the Arnon, and the land taken from Sihon extended from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Numbers 21:13).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Pisgah is the mountain across from Jericho, which Moses climbed from the plains of Moab and from whose top the Lord showed him the whole land, from Gilead to Dan (Deuteronomy 34:1).
Jahaz is the place where Sihon fought against Israel after refusing to let Israel pass through his territory. It was also a city of the tribe of Reuben, beside Bezer (Numbers 21:23).
The Arnon was the border between Moab and the Amorites; Israel camped on the other side of the Arnon, and the land taken from Sihon extended from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Numbers 21:13).
The Jabbok is a river whose ford Jacob crossed at night with his two wives, two female servants, and eleven sons. It was the border of the Ammonites, and Israel took over the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Numbers 21:24).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
The Arnon was the border between Moab and the Amorites; Israel camped on the other side of the Arnon, and the land taken from Sihon extended from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Numbers 21:13).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
The Arnon was the border between Moab and the Amorites; Israel camped on the other side of the Arnon, and the land taken from Sihon extended from the Arnon to the Jabbok (Numbers 21:13).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Medeba is the place on the plateau allotted to Reuben and Gad east of the Jordan; near Medeba the king of Maacah camped with his troops, hired by the Ammonites for war (1 Chronicles 19:7).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Bashan is the land of the kingdom of Og, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and was defeated by Moses. It was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, and in it was Golan, a city of refuge (Joshua 13:12).
Bashan is the land of the kingdom of Og, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and was defeated by Moses. It was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, and in it was Golan, a city of refuge (Joshua 13:12).
Edrei was the city where Og king of Bashan marched out with his whole army to battle against those who went up along the road toward Bashan (Numbers 21:33).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).