Numbers 21:16 meaning and explanation

From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.”

Numbers 21:16, Berean Standard Bible

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After the deaths caused by the snakes and the long detour around Edom, Israel arrives at a place called Beer, which simply means well in Hebrew. The verse marks a quiet turning point in the chapter: God himself initiates, telling Moses to gather the people so that he may give them water.

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