1 The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.
2 They murmur for want of water
7 Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah
14 Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him
22 At Mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies

Then. This was the first month of the fortieth year after the departure from Egypt. This year was the last of their journeyings, for from the going out of the spies unto this time, was about thirty-eight years. De 1:22,23 2:14

into Nu 13:21 27:14 33:36 De 32:51

Kadesh. This Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, is different from Kadesh-barnea, lying in, or adjoining to the wilderness of Paran, about eight leagues south of Hebron. Kadesh is called Rekam, by the Targumists, Rekem, in the Syriac, and Rakim, in Arabic. Rekem, says Rabbi Nissin, is on the east, meaning of the land of Israel. Nu 20:16 Ps 29:8

Miriam Nu 12:1,10,15 26:59 Ex 2:4,7 15:20 Mic 6:4

2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

no Ex 16:23,24 17:1-4

gathered Nu 11:1-6 16:3,19,42 21:5 Ex 16:2,7,12 1Co 10:10,11

3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

God Nu 14:1,2 Ex 16:2,3 17:2 Job 3:10,11

when Nu 11:1,33,34 14:36,37 16:31-35,49 La 4:9

4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

why Nu 11:5 Ex 5:21 17:3 Ps 106:21 Ac 7:35,39,40

that we Nu 16:13,14,41 Ex 14:11,12 16:3

5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

this evil Nu 16:14 De 8:15 Ne 9:21 Jer 2:2,6 Eze 20:36

no place of. no place for sowing

6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.

they fell Nu 14:5 16:4,22,45 Ex 17:4 Jos 7:6 1Ch 21:16 Ps 109:3,4 Mt 26:39

the glory Nu 12:5 14:10 16:19,42 Ex 16:10

7 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.

the rod Nu 21:15,18 Ex 4:2,17 7:20 14:16 17:5,9

speak Ge 18:14 Jos 6:5,20 Ps 33:9 Mt 21:21 Mr 11:22-24 Lu 11:13 Joh 4:10-14 16:24 Ac 1:14 2:1-4 Re 22:1,17

bring forth Nu 20:11 Ne 9:15 Ps 78:15,16 105:41 114:8 Isa 41:17,18 43:20 48:21

9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

Nu 17:10

10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?

De 9:24 Ps 106:32,33 Mt 5:22 Lu 9:54,55 Ac 23:3-5 Eph 4:26 Jas 3:2

we fetch Nu 11:22,23 Ge 40:8 41:16 Da 2:28-30 Ac 3:12-16 14:9-15 Ro 15:17-19 1Co 3:7

11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.

smote Nu 20:8 Le 10:1 1Sa 15:13,14,19,24 1Ki 13:21-24 1Ch 13:9,10 15:2,13 Mt 28:20 Jas 1:20

the water Ex 17:6 De 8:15 Ho 13:5 1Co 10:4

12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

because ye believed Nu 11:21,22 2Ch 20:20 Isa 7:9 Mt 17:17,20 Lu 1:20,45 Ro 4:20

sanctify Nu 27:14 Le 10:3 De 1:37 32:51 Isa 8:13 Eze 20:41 36:23 38:10 1Pe 3:15

ye shall Nu 20:24 11:14 De 3:23-26 32:49,50 34:4 Jos 1:2 Joh 1:17

13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

the water De 33:8 Ps 95:8 106:32

Meribah, strife Ex 17:7 De 32:51

he was Isa 5:16 Eze 20:41 36:23 38:16

14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

Moses Jud 11:16,17

thy brother Ge 32:3,4 De 2:4 23:7 Ob 1:10-12 Mal 1:2

befallen us. Heb. found us Ex 18:8

15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

our fathers Ge 46:6 Ac 7:15

dwelt Ge 15:13 Ex 12:40

vexed us Nu 11:5 16:13 Ex 1:11-14,16,22 5:14 De 26:6 Ac 7:19

16 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

we cried Ex 2:23,24 3:7-9 6:5 14:10

sent an Ex 3:2-6 14:19 23:20 33:2

17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

Nu 21:1,22-24 De 2:1-4,27,29

18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing anything else, go through on my feet.

De 2:6,28

20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

thou shalt Nu 20:18 Ge 27:41 32:6 Jud 11:17,20 Ps 120:7 Eze 35:5-11 Am 1:11

and Edom Ob 1:10-15

21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

refused De 2:27,29

wherefore De 2:4-8 23:7 Jud 11:18,24

22 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.

Kadesh Nu 20:1,14,16 13:26 33:36,37 Eze 47:19 48:28

Mount Hor. Mount Hor was situated in Arabia Petraea, on the confines of Edom. It is described by Burckhardt, as being situated on the western side of a valley called Wady Mousa; in which are found the ruins of the ancient Petra, and which is two long days' journey north-east of Accaba (on the northern point of the Elanitic Gulf of the Red Sea,) in the Djebel Shera, or Mount Seir, and on the east side of the Arabia, the valley which forms the continuation of that of the Jordan. On the summit of the mountain is the tomb of Haroun, or Aaron, which is held in great veneration by the Arabs; which agrees with the testimonies of Josephus, Eusebius, and Jerome, all persons well acquainted with these countries, who agree in proving that the sepulchre of Aaron, in Mount Hor, was near Petra. When visited by Mr. Legh, it was attended by a crippled Arab hermit, about 80 years of age, who conducted them into a small white building, crowned by a cupola, that contains the tomb of Aaron. The monument is of stone, about three feet high; and round the chamber where it stood were suspended beads, the votive offerings of the devotees. Nu 21:4 33:37,38 34:7

23 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

gathered Nu 27:13 31:2 Ge 15:15 25:8,17 35:29 49:29,33 De 32:50 Jud 2:10 2Ch 34:28

because ye Nu 20:11,12

word. Heb. mouth Nu 4:27 De 32:50

25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

Nu 33:38,39

26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.

Ex 29:29,30 Isa 22:21,22 Heb 7:11,23,24

27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.

Moses Nu 20:26 33:38 Ex 29:29,30

put them Nu 27:16-23 De 31:7,8 34:9 1Ch 22:11,12,17 28:5-9 Ac 20:25-29 2Pe 1:15

died there Nu 33:38,39 De 10:6 32:49,50 34:5 Heb 7:24,25

29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Ge 1:10 De 34:8 2Ch 35:24,25 Ac 8:2