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Numbers 33

The Israelites departed from Rameses in Egypt and traveled through various locations, including Soccoth, Etham, Pi-hahiroth, and the wilderness of Sinai, before arriving at the plains of Moab. Along the way, Aaron the priest died on Mount Hor at the age of 123. The Israelites were instructed by God to destroy the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, break their monuments, and lay waste to every exalted thing, and to divide the land among themselves by lot. If they failed to do so, the remaining inhabitants would become adversaries to them in the land.

These are the lodging places of the sons of Israel, who departed from Egypt by their companies under the hand of Moses and Aaronwhich Moses wrote down according to the places of the encampments, which they changed upon the order of the LordThus the sons of Israel set out from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, with an exalted hand, being seen by all the EgyptiansAnd these were burying their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down (for so, too, did he carry out retribution against their gods)And they made camp at SoccothAnd from Soccoth they went to Etham, which is at the furthest limits of the wildernessDeparting from there, they arrived opposite Pi-hahiroth, which looks out toward Baal-zephon, and they were encamped before MigdolAnd setting out from Pi-hahiroth, they crossed through the middle of the Sea into the wilderness. And having walked for three days through the desert of Etham, they made camp at MarahAnd setting out from Marah, they arrived at Elim, where there were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees. And they set up camp thereBut departing from there also, they fixed their tents above the Red Sea. And setting out from the Red Seathey were encamped in the desert of SinDeparting from there, they went to DophkahAnd setting out from Dophkah, they made camp at AlushAnd departing from Alush, they fixed their tents at Rephidim, where the people lacked water to drinkAnd setting out from Rephidim, they camped in the desert of SinaiBut departing also from the wilderness of the Sinai, they arrived at the Graves of LustAnd setting out from the Graves of Lust, they were encamped at HazerothAnd from Hazeroth, they went to RithmahAnd setting out from Rithmah, they made camp at Rimmon-perezAnd departing from there, they arrived at LibnahFrom Libnah, they made camp at RissahAnd departing from Rissah, they went to KehelathahSetting out from there, they were encamped at mount ShepherDeparting from mount Shepher, they went to HaradahContinuing on from there, they made camp at MakhelothAnd setting out from Makheloth, they went to TahathFrom Tahath, they made camp at TerahDeparting from there, they pitched their tents at MithkahAnd from Mithkah, they were encamped at HashmonahAnd setting out from Hashmonah, they went to MoserothAnd from Moseroth, they made camp at Bene-jaakanAnd setting out from Bene-jaakan, they went to mount GidgadSetting out from there, they were encamped at JotbathahAnd from Jotbathah, they went to AbronahAnd departing from Abronah, they made camp at EziongeberSetting out from there, they went into the desert of Sin, which is KadeshAnd departing from Kadesh, they encamped at mount Hor, at the furthermost limits of the land of EdomAnd Aaron the priest ascended onto mount Hor, by the order of the Lord. And there he died, in the fortieth year of the departure of the sons of Israel from Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the monthwhen he was one hundred twenty-three years oldAnd king Arad the Canaanite, who lived toward the south, heard that the sons of Israel had arrived in the land of CanaanAnd setting out from mount Hor, they made camp at ZalmonahDeparting from there, they went to PunonAnd setting out from Punon, they were encamped at ObothAnd from Oboth, they went to Iye-abarim, which is at the borders of the MoabitesAnd setting out from Iye-abarim, they fixed their tents at Dibon-gadDeparting from there, they made camp at Almon-diblathaimAnd departing from Almon-diblathaim, they went to the mountains of Abarim, opposite NeboAnd setting out from the mountains of Abarim, they crossed over to the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite JerichoAnd they made camp there, from Beth-jeshimoth all the way to Abel-shittim, in the level places of the Moabiteswhere the Lord said to Moses"Instruct the sons of Israel, and say to them: When you will have crossed over the Jordan, entering into the land of Canaandestroy all the inhabitants of that land. Break their monuments, and shatter their statues, and lay waste to every exalted thingcleansing the land and living in it. For I have given it you as a possessionwhich you shall divide among you by lot. To the greater number you shall give more, and to the lesser number, less. To each one, just as the lot shall fall, so shall the inheritance be distributed. The possession shall be divided by the tribes and familiesBut if you are not willing to put to death the inhabitants of the land, those who remain shall be to you like spikes in your eyes and lances in your sides, and they shall be adversaries to you in the land of your habitationAnd whatever I had decided to do to them, I will do to you.
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