Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:
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Interpretation
Now Moses had done his work, why should he desire to live a day longer? God reminds him of the sin of which he had been guilty, for which he was kept from entering Canaan.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 32:49-52.
Glossary
- Abarim Place
- Regions beyond; i. e., on the east of Jordan, a mountain, or rather a mountain-chain, over against Jericho, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, in the land of Moab. From “the top of Pisgah”, i. e., Mount Nebo. Modern identification: Abarim.
- Canaan Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
- Jericho Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Mount Nebo Place
- Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Jabal al Naba.