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Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan--in the Arabah opposite Suph--between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

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They were camped in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between Paran on one side and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan&#8212;in the Arabah opposite Suph&#8212;between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>be</i> the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red <i>sea</i>, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel [while they were still] beyond [that is, on the east side of] the Jordan [River] in the wilderness [across from Jerusalem], in the Arabah [the long, deep valley running north and south from the eastern arm of the Red Sea to beyond the Dead Sea] opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab (place of gold).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/1.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />This is the speech Moses gave in the desert east of the Jordan River, on the plains, near Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and near Laban, Hazeroth, and Di Zahab. He spoke to all the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In this book are the words that Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between the town of Paran on one side and the towns of Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab on the other. ( <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to the assembly of Israel east of the Jordan River, in the Arabah desert, opposite Suph between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan?in the Arabah opposite Suph?between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is what Moses said to the assembly of Israel in the Transjordanian wastelands, the arid country opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di Zahab<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on the east side of Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against Suf, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suf, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />These [are] the words which Moses has spoken to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-Zahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These are the words which Moses hath spoken unto all Israel, beyond the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain over-against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-Zahab;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the words which Moses spake to all Israel on the other side Jordan in the desert, in the sterile region over against the sedge between Paran and between Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These are the words, which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan, in the plain wilderness, over against the Red Sea, between Pharan and Thophel and Laban and Haseroth, where there is very much gold: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These are the words which Moses spoke to all of Israel, across the Jordan, in the plain of the wilderness opposite the Red Sea, between Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth, where gold is very plentiful,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah, opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan&#8212;in the wilderness, on the plain opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THESE are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the low desert plain opposite the Red Sea, between Paran and Tophel and Lebanon and Hazeroth and Dizahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the words that Moshe said to all Israel at the crossing of Jordan in the wilderness opposite the Reed Sea between Paran and Taphel and Lebanon and Khatsruth and Rizahab.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />THESE ARE the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel beyond the Jordan; in the wilderness, in the Arabah, over against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side Jordan in the desert towards the west near the Red Sea, between Pharan Tophol, and Lobon, and Aulon, and the gold works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">The Command to Leave Horeb</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: &#8217;&#234;l&#183;leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had&#183;d&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;r&#238;m (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">are the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: m&#333;&#183;&#353;eh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib&#183;ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: &#8217;el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: k&#257;l- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yi&#347;&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#8217;&#234;l (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam&#183;mi&#7695;&#183;b&#257;r (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5676.htm" title="5676: b&#601;&#183;&#8216;&#234;&#183;&#7687;er (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Region across or beyond, side. From abar; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially on the opposite side.">east of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay&#183;yar&#183;d&#234;n (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan&#8212;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6160.htm" title="6160: b&#257;&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257;h (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- From arab; a desert; especially the sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea.">in the Arabah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4136.htm" title="4136: m&#333;&#183;wl (Prep) -- Or mowl; or mowtl; or mul; from muwl; properly, abrupt, i.e. A precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially opposite.">opposite</a> <a href="/hebrew/5489.htm" title="5489: s&#363;p&#772; (N-proper-fs) -- Reed, a place near which the law was given. For cuwph; the Reed.">Suph&#8212;</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: b&#234;n- (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/6290.htm" title="6290: p&#257;&#183;r&#257;n (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Sinai. From pa'ar; ornamental; Paran, a desert of Arabia.">Paran</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: &#363;&#183;&#7687;&#234;n- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8603.htm" title="8603: t&#333;&#183;p&#772;el (N-proper-fs) -- A place S.E. of the Dead Sea. From the same as taphel; quagmire; Tophel, a place near the Desert.">and Tophel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3837.htm" title="3837: w&#601;&#183;l&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257;n (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob. The same as laban; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert.">Laban,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2698.htm" title="2698: wa&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;&#7779;&#234;&#183;r&#333;&#7791; (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A place in the wilderness. Feminine plural of chatser; yards; Chatseroth, a place in Palestine.">Hazeroth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1774.htm" title="1774: w&#601;&#183;&#7695;&#238;Probably a place in the desert. As if from diy and zahab; of gold; Dizahab, a place in the Desert."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1774.htm" title="1774: z&#257;&#183;h&#257;&#7687; (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably a place in the desert. As if from diy and zahab; of gold; Dizahab, a place in the Desert.">and Dizahab.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Numbers 33:50-56</a></span><br />On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses, / &#8220;Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, / you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Numbers 36:13</a></span><br />These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">Joshua 1:1-2</a></span><br />Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses&#8217; assistant, saying, / &#8220;Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Acts 7:38</a></span><br />He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">Exodus 19:1-2</a></span><br />In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. / After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">Numbers 10:11-12</a></span><br />On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony, / and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Numbers 20:1</a></span><br />In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-11.htm">Numbers 21:11-13</a></span><br />They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east. / From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered. / From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/22-1.htm">Numbers 22:1</a></span><br />Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-3.htm">Numbers 26:3</a></span><br />So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/27-12.htm">Numbers 27:12-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, &#8220;Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites. / After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was; / for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.&#8221; Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-5.htm">Numbers 32:5-6</a></span><br />&#8220;If we have found favor in your sight,&#8221; they said, &#8220;let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.&#8221; / But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, &#8220;Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-47.htm">Numbers 33:47-49</a></span><br />They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim facing Nebo. / They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. / And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Joshua 4:19</a></span><br />On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These be the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.</p><p class="hdg">on this</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-5.htm">Numbers 32:5,19,32</a></b></br> Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, <i>and</i> bring us not over Jordan&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">Numbers 34:15</a></b></br> The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan <i>near</i> Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/35-14.htm">Numbers 35:14</a></b></br> Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, <i>which</i> shall be cities of refuge.</p><p class="hdg">Red sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14</a></b></br> Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a></b></br> And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand <i>went</i> a fiery law for them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-21.htm">Genesis 21:21</a></b></br> And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-12.htm">Numbers 10:12</a></b></br> And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.</p><p class="hdg">Hazeroth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-35.htm">Numbers 11:35</a></b></br> <i>And</i> the people journeyed from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-17.htm">Numbers 33:17,18</a></b></br> And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth&#8230; </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">East</a> <a href="/numbers/33-18.htm">Hazeroth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-18.htm">Haze'roth</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/genesis/46-25.htm">Laban</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Paran</a> <a href="/numbers/15-34.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/numbers/33-11.htm">Red</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/36-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-21.htm">Suph</a> <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/numbers/24-16.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">East</a> <a href="/numbers/11-35.htm">Hazeroth</a> <a href="/numbers/11-35.htm">Haze'roth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Laban</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-3.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-19.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Paran</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-40.htm">Red</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">Suph</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-6.htm">briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-14.htm">of giving them officers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">of sending the spies to search the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">of his anger for their incredulity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">and disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It emphasizes the importance of Moses as a prophet and leader, chosen by God to deliver His commandments. The phrase "all Israel" signifies the unity and collective identity of the twelve tribes, highlighting the communal nature of the covenant. This setting is crucial as it marks the transition from the wilderness wanderings to the preparation for entering the Promised Land.<p><b>in the wilderness east of the Jordan</b><br>The wilderness east of the Jordan refers to the region known as the Transjordan, which was a significant area during Israel's journey. This location is pivotal as it represents the final stage before crossing into Canaan. The wilderness experience is symbolic of testing and reliance on God, paralleling Jesus' own time in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>), where He was tested and prepared for His ministry.<p><b>in the Arabah opposite Suph</b><br>The Arabah is a desert region extending from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is a harsh environment, underscoring the Israelites' dependence on God for survival. The mention of Suph may refer to a location near the Red Sea, connecting back to the miraculous crossing and God's deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 14). This serves as a reminder of God's past faithfulness and power.<p><b>between Paran and Tophel</b><br>Paran is a desert area associated with the wilderness wanderings (<a href="/numbers/10-12.htm">Numbers 10:12</a>). It is a place of both rebellion and revelation, as seen in the sending of the spies (Numbers 13). Tophel's exact location is uncertain, but its mention alongside Paran suggests a geographical context familiar to the Israelites. These locations remind the people of their journey and the lessons learned along the way.<p><b>Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab</b><br>Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab are locations that further define the setting of Moses' speeches. Hazeroth is noted in <a href="/numbers/11-35.htm">Numbers 11:35</a> as a campsite during the wilderness journey, where significant events, such as the rebellion of Miriam and Aaron, occurred (Numbers 12). The specific mention of these places serves to anchor the narrative in real historical and geographical contexts, reinforcing the authenticity of the account. These sites also symbolize the trials and divine guidance experienced by the Israelites, foreshadowing the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in Deuteronomy, Moses is the leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, consisting of the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They are the recipients of Moses' message and God's covenant.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The desert area where the Israelites wandered for 40 years due to their disobedience and lack of faith in God's promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/east_of_the_jordan.htm">East of the Jordan</a></b><br>The location where Moses delivers his speeches, just before the Israelites are to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/arabah,_suph,_paran,_tophel,_laban,_hazeroth,_dizahab.htm">Arabah, Suph, Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, Dizahab</a></b><br>Specific geographical locations mentioned to provide context for the setting of Moses' address.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a></b><br>Moses' role as a leader is crucial. Godly leadership involves obedience to God, patience, and perseverance, even in challenging circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_place.htm">The Significance of Place</a></b><br>The specific locations mentioned remind us of God's faithfulness throughout the journey. Reflect on how God has been faithful in your life's journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>"These are the words" highlights the importance of communication. Consider how your words can encourage and guide others in their faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_promises.htm">Preparation for Promises</a></b><br>The Israelites are on the brink of entering the Promised Land. Reflect on how God prepares us for His promises and the importance of readiness and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_past_failures.htm">Reflection on Past Failures</a></b><br>The wilderness represents a time of testing and failure. Use past failures as learning experiences to grow in faith and trust in God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_deuteronomy.htm">What are the key themes in Deuteronomy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_deuteronomy.htm">Who is the author of Deuteronomy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_was_deuteronomy_written.htm">When was Deuteronomy written?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_insist_moses_write_if_torah_varies.htm">Why would God insist Moses write the law (Deut. 31:9) if later Torah manuscripts exhibit variations and possible edits over time? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5-1) <span class= "bld">INTRODUCTION.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel.</span>--The first two verses and the three that follow form a kind of double introduction to the book, and perhaps more especially to the first portion of it, which ends with <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm" title="You shall keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days on the earth, which the LORD your God gives you, for ever.">Deuteronomy 4:40</a>.<p><span class= "bld">On this side Jordan.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">on the other side Jordan </span>from the writer's or reader's point of view.<p><span class= "bld">In the wilderness.</span>--These words define still further the expression which precedes: "on the wilderness side of Jordan," or "before they crossed the Jordan, while they were still in the wilderness." Strictly speaking, the words "in the wilderness" cannot be connected with what follows, for "the plain" described is on neither side of Jordan, but below the southern end of the Dead Sea.<p><span class= "bld">In the plain</span>--i.e., the <span class= "ital">'Arabah. </span>Usually the plain of Jordan; here the valley that extends from the lower end of the Dead Sea to the head of the Gulf of Akabah.<p><span class= "bld">Over against the Red Sea.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">opposite S-ph. </span>In all other places in the Old Testament, when we read of the Red Sea, it is <span class= "ital">Yam S-ph. </span>Here we have <span class= "ital">Suph </span>only. On these grounds some take it as the name of a place. (Comp. Vaheb in S-phah, <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm" title="Why it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,">Numbers 21:14</a>, margin.) But we do not know the place; and as the Jewish paraphrasts and commentators find no difficulty in accepting Suph by itself as the sea, we may take it of the Gulf of Akabah. The plain between Paran and Tophel looks straight down to that gulf.<p><span class= "bld">Between Paran, and Tophel . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">between Paran, and between Tophel and Laban, &c.: </span>that is, <span class= "ital">between Paran on the one side, and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab on the other. </span>This is the literal meaning, and it suits the geography so far as the places are yet identified. The small map at p. 239 of Conder's <span class= "ital">Handbook to the Bible </span>shows the desert of Paran stretching northward from Sinai on the left, and on the right, Tophel and Hazeroth (the only other places identified among these five) at the two extremities of a line drawn from the southeast end of the Dead Sea in the direction of Sinai. Tophel is taken as Tufileh, and Hazeroth is 'Ain Hadra. Laban must be some "white" place lying between, probably named from the colour of the rocks in its neighbourhood. Dizahab should be nearer Sinai than Hazeroth. The Jewish commentators, from its meaning, "gold enough," connected it with the golden calf. And it is not inconceivable that the place where that object of idolatry was "burned with fire," and "stamped" and "ground very small," till it was as "small as dust," and "cast into the brook that descended out of the mount" (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm" title="And I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.">Deuteronomy 9:21</a>), was called "gold enough" from the apparent waste of the precious metal that took place there; possibly also because Moses made the children of Israel drink of the water. They had enough of that golden calf before they had done with it. If this view of the geography of this verse be correct, it defines with considerable clearness the line of march from Sinai to Kadesh-barnea. It lies between the mountains on the edge of the wilderness of Paran upon the west, and the Gulf of Akabah on the east, until that gulf is left behind by the traveller going northward. It then enters the desert of Zin, called here the plain, or 'Arabah. This desert is bounded by ranges of mountains on both sides, and looks down to the Gulf of Akabah. Behind the western range we still have the wilderness of Paran. On the east are the mountains of Edom, which Israel first had on their right in the march to Kadesh-barnea, and then on their left in a later journey, in the last year of the exodus, when they compassed the land of Edom. Tophel lies on the east of this range, just before the route becomes level with the southern end of the Dead Sea. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">These be the words.</span> Some would render here "Such are the words," and understand the expression as referring to the preceding books. But it seems more natural to refer it to what follows - to the addresses in this book. The pronoun these (<span class="hebrew">&#x5d0;&#x5b5;&#x5dc;&#x5bc;&#x5b6;&#x5d4;</span>) may be used with a prospective reference, as well as with a retrospective (cf. e.g. <a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Genesis 2:4</a>; <a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a>). The author does not by this connect this book with the preceding, but rather distinguishes it. The subscription to Numbers (<a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Numbers 36:13</a>) indicates that what precedes is occupied chiefly with what God spake to Moses; the inscription here intimates that what follows is what Moses spake to the people. This is the characteristic of Deuteronomy. <span class="cmt_word">Unto all Israel.</span> It cannot be supposed that Moses spoke to the whole multitude of the people so as to be heard by them. Hence the Jewish interpreters say that he spoke to the elders of the people, who carried his words to the people at large. This is just; for what was thus mediately communicated to the people might be fairly described as spoken to them; and we find from other passages in the Pentateuch that the phrase, "the elders of Israel," in the mind of the writer, was equivalent to "the congregation of Israel" (comp. <span class="accented">e.g.</span>, <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3</a> with ver. 21; <a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">Leviticus 9:1</a> with ver. 5). But through whatever medium conveyed, it was to the people that these words were addressed; this is emphatically a book for the people. <span class="cmt_word">On this side Jordan.</span> This should be <span class="accented">On the other side</span> or <span class="accented">beyond Jordan</span>, and so also in ver. 5, as in <a href="/deuteronomy/3-20.htm">Deuteronomy 3:20, 25</a>. The word here used (<span class="hebrew">&#x5e2;&#x5b5;&#x5d1;&#x5b6;&#x5e8;</span>) means properly something beyond, over, or across, and indicates that which, to the speaker, lies on the <span class="accented">other</span> side of some line or limit. When coupled with "the Jordan," it usually indicates the region to the <span class="accented">east</span> of that river; only in one or two instances, where the speaker takes his standpoint on the east of the river, does it designate the regions to the west of Jordan (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-25.htm">Deuteronomy 3:25</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Deuteronomy 11:30</a>) The phrase "beyond Jordan" seems to have been the established designation of the region east of the Jordan (cf. <a href="/ezra/4-10.htm">Ezra 4:10</a>, and Canon Rawlinson's note there). It is this, unquestionably, which is here so designated, as what follows expressly shows. <span class="cmt_word">The wilderness.</span> This term is used of any extensive district not occupied by inhabitants or subjected to culture; hence of vast prairies or pasturelands, as well as of places properly desert and desolate. It here denotes the grassy plains or downs on the east and southeast of the Jordan, in the land of Moab (ver. 5). <span class="cmt_word">In the plain</span>; in the Arabah. This is properly the whole of that remarkable depression which stretches from the source of the Jordan on to Akabah, or the Ailanitic Gulf; but here it is only that part of it which extends from the south end of the Dead Sea to Allah (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-8.htm">Deuteronomy 2:8</a>). This part still bears the name of the 'Arabah, the northern part being known as the Ghor (Smith's 'Dictionary,' vol. 1. p. 87; Kitto's 'Cyclopedia,' vol. 1. p. 178). <span class="cmt_word">Over against the Red sea.</span> The name by which the Red Sea is elsewhere designated is <span class="accented">Yam-suph</span> (<span class="hebrew">&#x5d9;&#x5b7;&#x5dd;&#x5be;&#x5e1;&#x5d5;&#x5bc;&#x5e4;</span>); here only the latter word occurs, and this has led some to doubt if the Red Sea be here intended. Patrick, Rosenm&uuml;ller, and others suggest that <span class="accented">Suph</span> denotes some place in that region, probably Suphah (<a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14</a>, margin, Authorized Version), <span class="accented">so</span> called because lying at its extremity, as the verb <span class="accented">suph</span>, from which it comes, means, to come to an end; but it is not certain that Suphah designates a place in <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14</a>. The Hebrew word <span class="hebrew">&#x5e1;&#x5d5;&#x5bc;&#x5e4;&#x5b0;&#x5d4;</span> means a tempest or whirlwind; and this meaning may be assumed here, as it is by Gesenius, Keil, and others: "Waheb [he conquered] in a storm." Knobel suggests that probably the pass now called Es Sufah, on the north side of the Wady Murreh - the Maleh-acrabbim (Scorpion-ascent) of <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a> - is meant; others have suggested Zephath (<a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Judges 1:17</a>; comp. <a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Numbers 14:45</a>), and others Zuph (<a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">1 Samuel 9:5</a>). It is probable, however, that <span class="accented">Suph</span> is here merely a breviloquence for <span class="accented">Yam-suph</span>, the Red Sea; and so all the ancient versions take it. The identification of the <span class="accented">Yam-suph</span> of the Old Testament with the <span class="greek">&#x1f10;&#x3c1;&#x3c5;&#x3b8;&#x3c1;&#x1f70;&#x20;&#x3b8;&#x1f71;&#x3bb;&#x3b1;&#x3c3;&#x3c3;&#x3b1;</span> of the Greeks, the <span class="accented">mare erythraeum</span>, or <span class="accented">rubrum</span>, of the Latins, is due to the LXX., which other versions have followed. The identification is undoubtedly correct (cf. <a href="/numbers/33-10.htm">Numbers 33:10</a> and <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26</a>). <span class="accented">Yam-suph</span>, indeed, means simply sea of weeds, and might be the name of any sea in which algae are found; but these passages clearly prove that by this the Hebrews designated the Red Sea. At what part of this sea the Israelites crossed, and the hosts of Pharaoh were submerged, is and must remain uncertain, because we know not what was the condition of the Isthmus of Suez at the time of the Exodus. It is probable it was not at any part of what is now known as the Red Sea or Gulf of Suez. Brugsch Bey places it at that - <p><span class="accented">"Serbonian bog<br />Betwixt Damiata and mount Casius old,<br />Where armies whole have sunk."</span><br /><br />(<span class="note_acc">Milton, 'Paradise Lost,'Bk. 2:592.</span>) But this has not been accepted by scholars generally (see <span class="accented">Edinburgh Review</span>, No. 307; Conder's 'Handbook to the Bible,' p. 247; <span class="accented">Quarterly Statement of the Palestine Exploration Fund</span>, July and October, 1880). It seems probable that originally only a marshy district lay between the Gulf of Suez and the Mediterranean; and somewhere in this probably the passage of the Israelites and the drowning of the Egyptians occurred. <span class="cmt_word">Between Paran, and Tophel</span>, etc. This serves more fully and particularly to indicate the locality here intended; but the details present considerable difficulty. Taken in connection with the words "over against the lied <span class="accented">sea</span>," the names here given can only be regarded as intended more precisely to indicate the region in which the Israelites had been during the forty years of their wandering. <span class="accented">Paran</span>: this is the name of the wilderness bordering on Idumea, where the Israelites encamped (<a href="/numbers/10-12.htm">Numbers 10:12</a>; <a href="/numbers/12-16.htm">Numbers 12:16</a>); the place of their encampment being Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin (<a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21, 26</a>), which was the eastern part of the wilderness of Paran. <span class="accented">hod</span>. Wady Murreh. The wilderness of Paran corresponds in general outline with the desert of Et-Tih. This is a vast plateau of irregular surface stretching from the Et-Tih range northwards to the boundaries of the Holy Land, and from the Gulf of Akabah and the Wady cf. Arabah on the east to the Gulf of Suez and the Mediterranean on the west. It is described as "a chalky formation, the chalk being covered with coarse gravel, mixed with black flints and drifting sand;" not, however, wholly sterile: in many parts vegetation abounds, considerable portions are under cultivation, and there are evidences that it one time water was abundant there (Smith, 2:767; Kitto, 3:1077; Drew, 'Scripture Lands,' p. 80). It is not, however, to the wilderness of Paran that the reference is in the text, but to some definite locality or spot in the region in which the Israelites then were, or which they had recently passed through. It has been suggested that the place now called Feiran, and where there are the ruins of a town, once of some importance in the early history of Christianity, is the Paran of this passage, as it apparently is the Paran of <a href="/1_kings/11-18.htm">1 Kings 11:18</a>. But this locality at the base of Jebel Serbail is much too far west to be the Paran here referred to. More probable is the suggestion that it is the Faran mentioned by Eusebius and Jerome ('Onomast.,' <span class="accented">s</span>.<span class="accented">v</span>. <span class="greek">&#x3a6;&#x3b1;&#x3c1;&#x1f71;&#x3bd;</span>), a city to the cast (northeast) of Allah or Elath, about three days' journey (Reland, 'Palest.,' p. 556; Winer, 'Realworterbuch,' <span class="accented">s</span>.<span class="accented">v</span>. Pharan). <span class="accented">Tophel</span>: this name occurs only here; it is supposed to be the place now coiled Tufailah or Tafyleh, a large village of six hundred inhabitants, between Bozrah and Kerak, on the eastern slope of the mountains of Edom (Burckhardt, 'Syria,' p. 402; Robinson, 'Bib. Res.,' 2:570). As this is a place where the Syrian caravans are supplied with provisions, it has been conjectured that the Israelites, when at Oboth (<a href="/numbers/21-10.htm">Numbers 21:10, 11</a>), may have resorted to it for a supply, and that it was here that they purchased meat and drink from the children of Esau (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-29.htm">Deuteronomy 2:29</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And Laban.</span> <span class="accented">Laban</span> is generally identified with Libnah, the second place of encampment of the Israelites on their return from Kadesh (<a href="/numbers/33-20.htm">Numbers 33:20, 21</a>). Knobel, however, thinks it is the place called by Ptolemy '<span class="greek">&#x391;&#x1f54;&#x3b1;&#x3c1;&#x3b1;</span>, lying between Petra and Allah; this name, from the Arabic (he was white), having the same meaning as the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">&#x5dc;&#x5b8;&#x5d1;&#x5b8;&#x5df;</span>. <span class="cmt_word">Hazeroth</span> is supposed to be the place mentioned in <a href="/numbers/11-35.htm">Numbers 11:35</a>; <a href="/numbers/12-16.htm">Numbers 12:16</a>, from which the Israelites entered the wilderness of Paran; but as the other places here mentioned are on the east side of the Arabah, it is not probable that this Hazeroth is the same as that of Numbers, which must have been not far from Sinai, in a northerly or north-westerly direction from that mountain, probably at or near to the fountain now called El Hudherah (Wilson, 'Lands of the Bible,' 1:235; Kitto, 'Cyclopedia,' 2:243). There were probably several places bearing the name of <span class="accented">Hazeroth</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. villages. <span class="cmt_word">Dizahab</span>. This is generally identified with Dhahab, a place on a tongue of land in the Gulf of Akabah. But it is extremely improbable that the Israelites ever were at this place, the approach to which is exceedingly difficult; and the mere resemblance of the names Dizahab and Dhahab is not sufficient to prove the identity of the places. There were probably more places than one which were named from <span class="accented">zahab</span> (gold) in the region traversed by the Israelites. There is a Dhahab on the east of the Jordan near the Zerka or Jabbok, a double mound, which is said to derive its name from the yellowish color of the sandstone rock of which it consists, and which is metalliferous. In the Arabic of the Polyglot, Dizahab appears as <span class="accented">Dhi-dhahab</span>, which signifies "<span class="accented">auro</span> <span class="accented">praeditum</span> vel <span class="accented">ab auro dictum</span>; <span class="accented">nam</span> <span class="hebrew">&#x5d3;&#x5d5;</span> vel <span class="hebrew">&#x5d3;&#x5d9;</span>, apud Arabes in compositione nominum propr. idem est ac Hebrews <span class="hebrew">&#x5d1;&#x5b7;&#x5e2;&#x5dc;</span> (J. H. Michaelis). There is a various reading here, <span class="accented">Di-waheb</span>, and this has been supposed to connect this place with the Waheb of <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14</a>. But, as above noted, it is by no means certain that Waheb is there the name of a place; it may, as Bishop Patrick suggests, be that of a man, some hero or chief, who was conquered in Sufah or in a storm. Waheb is a name among the Arabs. The maternal grandfather of Me-hammed had this name (Abul-Pharaj, 'Hist. Dynast.,' p. 161, edit. Pococke, Oxen., 1663); and the sect of the Wahabees take their name from Abdul Wahab, a fanatic who appeared about the beginning of last century. The words "between Paran and Tophel" have been taken to indicate' the termini of the wanderings; at the commencement of these the people were at Paran, and towards the close of them they were at Tophel. '"Looking from the steppes of Moab over the ground that the Israelites had traversed, Suph, where they first entered the desert of Arabia, would lie between Paran where the congregation arrived at the borders of Canaan toward the west, and Tophel where they first ended their desert wanderings thirty-seven years later on the east" (Keil). But this assumes that Paran here is the wilderness of Paran. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1461;&#1443;&#1500;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#234;l&#183;leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the words</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1431;&#1497;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(had&#183;d&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;r&#238;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1448;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#333;&#183;&#353;eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1491;&#1468;&#1460;&#1489;&#1468;&#1462;&#1444;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(dib&#183;ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#257;l-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1460;&#1513;&#1474;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1428;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(yi&#347;&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#8217;&#234;l)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1460;&#1491;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1441;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(bam&#183;mi&#7695;&#183;b&#257;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">east of</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1506;&#1461;&#1430;&#1489;&#1462;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#601;&#183;&#8216;&#234;&#183;&#7687;er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b &#124; Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5676.htm">Strong's 5676: </a> </span><span class="str2">A region across, on the opposite side</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jordan,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1491;&#1468;&#1461;&#1425;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(hay&#183;yar&#183;d&#234;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Arabah,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1469;&#1506;&#1458;&#1512;&#1464;&#1489;&#1464;&#1492;&#1449;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#257;&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article &#124; Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6160.htm">Strong's 6160: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">opposite</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1448;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#333;&#183;wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4136.htm">Strong's 4136: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abrupt, a precipice, the front, opposite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Suph,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1505;&#1436;&#1493;&#1468;&#1507;</span> <span class="translit">(s&#363;p&#772;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5489.htm">Strong's 5489: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suph -- 'reed', a place near which the law was given</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1469;&#1497;&#1503;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#234;n-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Paran</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1508;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1512;&#1464;&#1447;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(p&#257;&#183;r&#257;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6290.htm">Strong's 6290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Paran -- a place in Sinai</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Tophel,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1514;&#1468;&#1465;&#1435;&#1508;&#1462;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(t&#333;&#183;p&#772;el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8603.htm">Strong's 8603: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tophel -- a place Southeast of the Dead Sea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Laban,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1500;&#1464;&#1489;&#1464;&#1445;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;l&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3837.htm">Strong's 3837: </a> </span><span class="str2">Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hazeroth,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1510;&#1461;&#1512;&#1465;&#1430;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(wa&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;&#7779;&#234;&#183;r&#333;&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2698.htm">Strong's 2698: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hazeroth -- a place in the wilderness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Di-zahab.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1494;&#1464;&#1492;&#1464;&#1469;&#1489;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(z&#257;&#183;h&#257;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1774.htm">Strong's 1774: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dizahab -- probably a place in the desert</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Deuteronomy 1:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words which Moses spoke (Deut. 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