And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
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Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment
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Glossary
- Abarim Place
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Regions beyond; i. e., on the east of Jordan, a mountain, or rather a mountain-chain, over against Jericho, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, in the land of Moab. From “the top of Pisgah”, i. e., Mount Nebo. Modern identification: Abarim.
- Jericho Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Jordan Place
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Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Moab Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Tall el Hammam.