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Numbers 12:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

After that, the people moved on from Hazeroth and set up camp in the wilderness of Paran.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes the Israelites continuing their journey through the wilderness, moving from one camping place to the next as God led them toward the Promised Land.

📚 Historical Context

This movement occurred during Israel's 40-year wilderness wandering between Egypt and the Promised Land, around 1440-1400 BC. Hazeroth was where Miriam had been healed of leprosy after she and Aaron challenged Moses' leadership. The wilderness of Paran was a large desert region in the Sinai Peninsula where the Israelites would spend significant time, and from where they would later send spies into the Promised Land.

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