Num 21:16-18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 21:16-18: 21:16-18 The location of Beer is unknown (cp. Isa 15:8 ). The poetic fragment describes the excavation of a new well and reflects the joy that this occasioned in a semiarid region. That the laborers were princes and leaders and the tools were scepters and staffs may indicate that digging the well included a festive ceremony.

a21:16-18►

bIsa 15:8►

c21:18b-20►

d23:14►

eDeut 3:17►

f27►

g34:1►

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‏ Numbers 21:16-18

Summary for Num 21:16-18: 21:16-18 ^a The location of Beer is unknown (cp. Isa 15:8 ^b). The poetic fragment describes the excavation of a new well and reflects the joy that this occasioned in a semiarid region. That the laborers were princes and leaders and the tools were scepters and staffs may indicate that digging the well included a festive ceremony.
Summary for Num 21:18-20: 21:18b-20 ^c After moving north of the Arnon, the Hebrews left the wilderness on the eastern side of Moab and the recently conquered Amorite territory (see study note on 21:21-35). They turned westward toward the ridgeline that rises up from the Jordan Rift Valley, then traveled north to Pisgah Peak (see also 23:14 ^d; Deut 3:17 ^e, 27 ^f; 34:1 ^g, 5 ^h).