Numbers 33:40 meaning and explanation

Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.

Numbers 33:40, Berean Standard Bible

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This single verse sits inside a long travel record that Moses wrote down at the LORD's command, listing each place Israel camped between Egypt and the plains of Moab. The narrator pauses the itinerary to note that the Canaanite king of Arad, whose territory lay in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were coming.

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