Num 22:41, 23:13-14, 27, 25:1, 33:49, Jos 4:19, 5:9-10, 10:42-43 | TSK | STEP | high places.{Bamoth baal,} "the high places of Baal," probably the same as Bamoth mentioned in ch. 21.19, 20; evidently not far from Baal-meon, in the mountains of Abarim: for the Israelites were now encamped in the plains of Moab, which these mountains overlook. Baal, which signifies a lord or governor, was a name common to many idols; and probably here was the same as Chemosh, the god of Moab. utmost.

Numbers 22:41

high places.{Bamoth baal,} "the high places of Baal," probably the same as Bamoth mentioned in ch. 21.19, 20; evidently not far from Baal-meon, in the mountains of Abarim: for the Israelites were now encamped in the plains of Moab, which these mountains overlook. Baal, which signifies a lord or governor, was a name common to many idols; and probably here was the same as Chemosh, the god of Moab.

25:2,3; De 12:2; 2Ch 11:15; Jer 48:35

utmost.

23:13

Numbers 23:13-14

unto.

1Ki 20:23,28; Mic 6:5

utmost.

22:41

and curse me.

Jos 24:9; Ps 109:17; Jas 3:9,10

Pisgah. or, the hill.

21:20; De 3:27; *marg:

De 4:49; 34:1; *marg:

built seven.

1,2,29; Isa 1:10,11; 46:6; Ho 12:11

Numbers 23:27

Come.

peradventure.

19,20; Job 23:13; Pr 19:21; 21:30; Isa 14:27; 46:10,11; Mal 3:6

Ro 11:29

Numbers 25:1

1 Israel at Shittim commit whoredom and idolatry.

6 Phinehas kills Zimri and Cozbi.

10 God therefore gives him an everlasting priesthood.

16 The Midianites are to be vexed.

Shittim.

33:49; Jos 2:1; 3:1; Mic 6:5

the people.

31:15,16; Ec 7:26; 1Co 10:8

Numbers 33:49

Beth-jesimoth.Probably the place called Bethsimath by Eusebius, east of Jordan, and about ten miles south of Jericho.

Jos 13:20; Eze 25:9

Abel-shittim. or, the plains of Shittim.This place, according to Josephus, (Ant. 1. iv. c. 7, 1. Bell. 1. v. c. 3,) who calls it Abela, was 60 furlongs east of Jordan.

25:1-9; Ex 25:5,10,23; Jos 2:1

Joshua 4:19

first month.

Ex 12:2,3

Gilgal.That is, the place afterwards called Gilgal; for it is so called here by anticipation. It was about ten furlongs east from Jericho, and fifty west from the Jordan. See Josephus and Calmet.

5:9; 10:6,43; 15:7; 1Sa 11:14,15; 15:33; Am 4:4; 5:5; Mic 6:5

Joshua 5:9-10

I rolled away.

24:14; Ge 34:14; Le 24:14; 1Sa 14:6; 17:26,36; Ps 119:39; Jer 9:25

Eze 20:7,8; 23:3,8; Eph 2:11,12

Gilgal.That is, rolling.

4:19

kept the passover.

Eze 12:3,6,7-16; Nu 9:1-5

Joshua 10:42-43

because.

14; Ex 14:14,25; De 20:4; Ps 44:3-8; 46:1,7,11; 80:3; 118:6

Isa 8:9,10; 43:4; Ro 8:31-37

unto the camp.

15; 4:19; 1Sa 11:14