And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
What does Deuteronomy 34:3 mean?
Moses seemed unwilling to leave his work; but that being finished, he manifested no unwillingness to die. God had declared that he should not enter Canaan.
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Keep this verse inside Deuteronomy 34:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Jericho Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- City People
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The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- City of Palms Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Negeb Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
- Valley of Jericho Place
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Biblical valley. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Zoar Place
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Small, a town on the east or south-east of the Dead Sea, to which Lot and his daughters fled from Sodom ( Gen. 19:22 , 23). It was originally called Bela (14:2, 8). Modern identification: Al Safi.