Lux Domini
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

Key themes

Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

Glossary

Abarim Place

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

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.

Jordan Place

Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.

Moab Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tall el Hammam.