Num. 20:1

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Nu 20:1 The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.

Nu 20:2 They murmur for want of water.

Nu 20:7 Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah.

Nu 20:14 Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him.

Nu 20:22 At mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies.

An. Ex. Is. 40.

Then.

This was the first month of the fortieth year after the departure from Egypt. (Compare Nu 33:38, with Nu 33:28 of this chap. and Deut 1:3.)

This year was the last of their journeyings, for from the going out of the spies (ch. 13) unto this time, was about thirty-eight years.

Deut 1:22; Deut 1:23; Deut 2:14

into.

Num 13:21; Num 27:14; Num 33:36; Deut 32:51

Kadesh.This Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, is different from Kadesh-barnea, lying in, or adjoining to the wilderness of Paran, about eight leagues south of Hebron. (See Nu 34:3, 4. Jos 15:1, 3.) Kadesh is called Rekam, by the Targumists, Rekem, in the Syriac, and Rakim, in Arabic. Rekem, says Rabbi Nissin, (in Gittin, ch. 1.) is on the east, meaning of the land of Israel.

Num 20:16; Ps 29:8

Miriam.

Num 12:1; Num 12:10; Num 12:15; Num 26:59; Exod 2:4; Exod 2:7; Exod 15:20; Mic 6:4