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עִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים
iy.ye ha.a.va.rim
H5863
N:N--L Hebrew

Iye-abarim

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iy.ye ha.a.va.rim is the place where the Israelites camped after setting out from Oboth.

The term is used as a proper place name marking the Israelites’ campsite after their departure from Oboth, with both verses locating it in relation to Moab.

Senses in use

  1. Place of Israelite encampment · dominant

    In Numbers 21:11, the Proper Noun occurs in the report that they set out from Oboth and camped there in the wilderness facing Moab; the APB renders the place as “Iye-abarim.” Numbers 33:44 likewise places the camp there after Oboth and identifies it as being on Moab’s border.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Iye-abarim” in both verses, within travel-and-camping notices. Its surrounding geographic descriptions confirm the place-name setting rather than define the term independently.

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