Numbers 22:1

"Numbers."

Key Reflection

Balak, the king of Moab, recognized the significant impact that Israel had made as they journeyed through the region by defeating the Amorites. This recognition was crucial because it highlighted Israel's military prowess and growing influence, setting the stage for Balak’s subsequent actions in seeking to curse Israel, which would have been seen by his people as a means to thwart their progress and protect Moab's sovereignty.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The plains -Hebrewערבה‛ărābâh; the word is the plural of that which is used to denote the whole depressed tract along the Jordan and the Dead Sea, and onward, where it is still called the Arabah (compareNumbers 21:4note), to the Elanitic gulf. On this side Jordan by Jericho -Rather, across the Jordan of Jericho, i. e., that part of Jordan which skirted the territory of Jericho. This form of expression indicates the site of the camp in its relation to the well-known city of Jericho. SeeDeuteronomy 1:1.

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