Deuteronomy 34:1-4
Summary for Deut 34:1-12: 34:1-12 a Moses fell short of entry into the land of promise (see study note on 32:51), but God did permit him to share a moment of glory in the land at Jesus’ transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36 b). 34:1 c Mount Nebo is a high elevation in the Abarim hills east of the Jordan River. Virtually the whole land west of the Jordan can be seen from this vantage point (32:49 d).• Nebo was part of Pisgah Peak (see study note on 3:17).
• Gilead as far as Dan was the northernmost part of the land. The Sea of Galilee and Mount Hermon lie straight north from Nebo. Gilead is just east of the sea, and Dan (Laish; Judg 18:29 e) was south and west of Hermon.
34:2 f The land of Naphtali was northwest of Nebo and west of the Sea of Galilee.
• The land of Ephraim and Manasseh was a large area to the west-northwest of Nebo, the present West Bank area of Palestine.
• The land of Judah lay to the immediate west-southwest of Nebo, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.
34:3 g The desert region of the Negev (meaning “desert” or “south”) extends south from Judah to the Gulf of Eilat (or Aqaba) and thus to the far southwest of Mount Nebo.
• Jericho ... as far as Zoar: These two sites marked the northern and southern ends of the Jordan Valley from the viewpoint of Mount Nebo. Zoar was a city of the plain that was not destroyed in the days of Abraham and Lot (see Gen 19:21-22 h, 30 i).
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