John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:11
And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin. Sixteen miles from the Red sea, where they were last; see Exodus 16:1 . read more
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John Gill
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:12
And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin ,.... According to the account in Exodus, this was after they had the manna given them, see Exodus 17:1 . and encamped at Dophkah ; twelve miles from the wilderness of Sin; and of this, and the next encampment, no mention is made in Exodus. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:13
And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush. The strong fort, as the Targum of Jonathan calls it; this was twelve miles from Dophkah: according to the Jewish chronology F4 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 5. p. 17. , this Alush is the wilderness of Sin, where the Israelites came on the fifteenth day of the seventh month from their going out of Egypt; and they say, that in Alush the sabbath was given them, and that there they kept the first sabbath, as it is said: and the people rested... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:14
And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim ,.... Eight miles from Alush: where was no water for the people to drink ; and they murmured, and a rock here was smitten by Moses at the command of God, and waters gushed out sufficient for them and their flocks, Exodus 17:1 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:15
And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai. Eight miles from Rephidim; and from a mount of this name here were given the decalogue, with all other statutes and ordinances, judicial and ceremonial, and orders and directions for building the tabernacle, and making all the vessels appertaining to it, and which were all made during their stay here. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:16
And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibrothhattaavah. Eight miles from the desert of Sinai; here the people lusted after flesh, and murmured, which, though given them, a pestilence came and destroyed many of them, and here they were buried, whence the place was so called, which signifies the "graves of lust", i.e. of those that lusted: no mention is made of Taberah, either because it was the same with Kibroth, or near it; or, as Aben Ezra on Deuteronomy 9:22 says,... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:17
And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth. Eight miles from Kibrothhattaavah, where Miriam was smote with leprosy, Numbers 12:1 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:18
And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched at Rithmah. Eight miles from Hazeroth: Rethem, from whence this place seems to have had its name, is generally rendered by "juniper", 1 Kings 19:4 and the Targum of Jonathan here adds, where the juniper trees grew; and, perhaps, it is the same with the valley of Retheme, of which some travellers F5 Egmont and Heyman's Travels, vol. 2. p. 154. thus write, "this valley", called in the Hebrew Retheme, and commonly Ritma, derives its name from... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:19-29
And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmonparez. Six miles from Rithmah, and then from Rimmon to Libnah, which was six miles also; and from thence to Rissah, which was six miles more; and from Rissah to, Kehelathah, which was the same number of miles; and from thence to Shapher, which was six miles also; and then they came to Haradah, which was four miles from thence; the next remove was to Makheloth, which was four miles and a half from the last place; then they went to Tahath,... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:10
And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea. This encampment, is omitted in the book of Exodus, see Exodus 16:1 this part or arm of the Red sea, whither they came, was six miles from Elim. read more