Lux Domini
These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

What does Numbers 36:13 mean?

These are the judgments the Lord commanded in the plains of Moab. Most of them related to the settlement in Canaan, into which the Israelites were now entering.

Key themes

Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Numbers 36:10-13 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

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.