| # | Biblical place | Verse(s) | Modern correlation (+certainty) | Meaning of the name (Hebrew) | Spiritual lens / recurring lesson | Sources |
|---|---------------|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
| 1 | **Oboth** | 21:10 | Desert halt on the King's Highway just E of Moab, c. 10 km SE of Wādī al-Ḥasā — *tent.* | *ʾōbôṯ* "waterskins / spirits of the dead" | Camp after fiery-serpent judgment: reminds readers that the journey resumes only when God refreshes the "bottles" of a dry people and steers them clear of occult "spirits." | name Abarim Publications, Bible Hub · route Enduring Word |
| 2 | **Iye-abarim** | 21:11 | Unlocated ruin-heaps somewhere on the *Abarim* ridge E of the Dead Sea — *uncertain* | "Ruins of the regions beyond / crossing-over" | A threshold motif: Israel camps literally on "the piles of a past age," poised to cross into a new future. | name Abarim Publications · ridge Bible Hub |
| 3 | **Valley of Zered** | 21:12 | Wādī al-Ḥasā, the gorge forming Moab's S border — *secure* | *zered* "luxuriant growth / willow brook" | Crossing Zered ends 38 years of wandering—fresh green valley = new chapter of grace. | location Yeshivat Har Etzion, De Gruyter Brill · meaning TruthUnity · symbol The Torah |
| 4 | **Arnon** (& its "streams") | 21:13 | Wādī Mūjib, Jordan's "Grand Canyon" — *secure* | *arnōn* "roaring/ brawling torrent" | Natural wall God uses to shield Israel; another reminder of boundaries He sets. | meaning Christian Answers · modern ID The Torah, Bible Hub |
| 5 | **Waheb in Suphah** (Book of Wars quote) | 21:14 | Ruined fort Khirbet al-Mudayna as-Sâliya in an Arnon tributary — *plausible* | *waheb* "gift / beloved"; *suphah* "whirlwind / storm" | Celebrates a swift, "whirlwind" victory that was God's *gift* rather than Israel's siege-craft. | meanings Abarim Publications, Bible Hub · spiritual The Torah · site The Torah |
| 6 | **Ar (of Moab)** | 21:15 | Region south of Arnon or city-tell Khirbet ʿAraʿir / Khirbet Baluʿa — *probable* | *ʿār* "city" (generic) | Symbol of Moab's secular power over against Yahweh's people. | meaning & site Wikipedia, The BAS Library |
| 7 | **Beer** ("Well") | 21:16-18 | Unidentified watering-spot N of Arnon | *bĕʾēr* "well / spring" | The princes' song makes the well a sign that God's Word can "spring up" where leaders dig in faith. | location unknown note Bible Hub · spiritual Bible Study Tools |
| 8 | **Mattanah** | 21:18 | Crossing at Khirbet al-Mudayna (Wādī ath-Thamad) on the King's Highway — *suggested* | "Gift / donation" | Stage where Israel receives the *gift* of water and renewed direction. | meaning TruthUnity · site Bible Hub |
| 9 | **Nahaliel** | 21:19 | Probably Wādī Zerqa Maʿin (Callirhoe hot springs) — *possible* | "Valley (or torrent) of God / possession of God" | Name underlines that even rugged wadis belong to the Lord who heals (springs with minerals). | meaning Bible Hub, Bible Study Tools · site StudyLight.org |
| 10 | **Bamoth / Bamoth-Baal** | 21:19 | High-place fortress Khirbet Baluʿa above Wādī Mūjib — *favoured* | "High places of Baal (lord)" | Scene later used by Balak & Balaam: stark warning about idolatry and curses turned to blessing. | meaning Abarim Publications · idolatry Bible Hub, Enduring Word · site The BAS Library |
| 11 | **Valley below the top of Pisgah** | 21:20 | North–south trough just E of Mount Nebo (Jabal Siyyāgha) — *secure* | *pisgah* "cleft / summit" | Look-out from which Moses will see the Land—speaks of promise glimpsed though not yet possessed. | meaning TruthUnity · location & pilgrimage holyjordan.myjordanjourney.com, Wikipedia |

# Biblical Journey Locations

## 37 Oboth אֹבֹת ʾō-bōt
**Position:** 37 / 42

**Meaning & keys:** Plural of אוֹב ʾōb = a skin-bottle for water and the hollow pit a necromancer peers into. Word-family idea: an empty container that can be filled – or mis-filled.
*Sources: Blue Letter Bible, Bible Study Tools*

**Spiritual echo:** Israel camps right after the bronze-serpent plague: the people who had become "hollow" are now re-filled by God, not by the forbidden ʾōb occultism the root also hints at.

## 38 Iye-abarim עִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים ʿiyyê ha-ʿăvārîm
**Position:** 38 / 42

**Meaning & keys:** עִי (ʿî) "ruin-heap" + עבר (ʿābar) "to cross over" → "heaps of the ones-beyond / crossing-over." The doubled yod marks the plural "heaps."
*Source: Abarim Publications*

**Spiritual echo:** They pitch their tents amid yesterday's rubble while facing the abar ("beyond")—a picture of leaving the wasted past and getting ready to "cross over" at last.

## 39 Valley of Zered זֶרֶד Zéred
**Position:** 39 / 42 (Num 33 calls the camp Dibon-gad)

**Meaning & keys:** Probably "luxuriant growth / willow brook." Root זרד z-r-d can mean "to prune," so the letters evoke fresh shoots after cutting back.
*Source: Abarim Publications*

**Spiritual echo:** Deut 2:13–15 marks Zered as the moment the 38-year pruning ends; the name itself speaks of green growth after discipline.

## 39 Arnon Gorge אַרְנוֹן Ar-nōn
**Position:** same 39 / 42 (camp "on the far side")

**Meaning & keys:** From רנן r-n-n "to roar/sing" → "roaring torrent." The doubled nun in the root mimics a rumbling sound.
*Source: Bible Hub*

**Spiritual echo:** A natural wall whose very "roar" proclaims the boundary God draws for protection until it is time to advance.

## "Waheb in Suphah" וַהֵב בְּסוּפָה Va-hēv bĕ-sūfāh (poetic flashback)
**Meaning & keys:** וַהֵב looks like an archaic hophal of יהב "to give" → "He-was-given / bestowed." סוּפָה "storm, whirlwind." Together: "gift in the storm." Note the interchangeable ו/י showing up in the hophal.
*Source: TheTorah*

**Spiritual echo:** Celebrates a victory that was God's gift delivered amid a whirlwind—previewing the coming wars with Sihon & Og.

## Ar (of Moab) עָר ʿĀr
**Meaning:** Simply "city," from the everyday noun עיר.
*Source: Abarim Publications*

**Spiritual echo:** The generic label ("just City") contrasts Moab's proud urban hub with God's tent-dwelling people—implying that mere human "city" cannot block the promise.

## Beer בְּאֵר Beʾer
**Position:** Between 39 and 40 (not counted separately in Num 33)

**Meaning & keys:** "Well / spring." Same three letters ב-א-ר form the verb בָּאַר "to explain, make clear."
*Sources: Bible Hub, Abarim Publications*

**Spiritual echo:** The princes dig and the people sing—both physical and verbal "drawing out." The well embodies revelation that bubbles up when leadership and proclamation work together.

## Mattanah מַתָּנָה Mat-ta-nāh
**Position:** on the march to station 40

**Meaning:** "Gift / donation" from נתן "to give." Notice the doubled ת emphasising the giving act.
*Source: Abarim Publications*

**Spiritual echo:** Every next drink and every next mile is sheer mattanah—free grace.

## Nahaliel נַחֲלִיאֵל Na-ḥa-li-ʾēl
**Position:** still en route to 40

**Meaning & keys:** נחל "wadi / inheritance" + the divine suffix ־אֵל → "Valley of God / God's heritage." The -el ending stamps ownership.
*Source: Bible Hub*

**Spiritual echo:** Even hot-spring ravines belong to the Lord; the name itself preaches, "This valley is His."

## Bamoth-Baal בָּמוֹת בַּעַל Bā-mōt Baʿal
**Position:** Height reached just before Pisgah (folded into station 40, Almon-diblathaim, in Num 33)

**Meaning & keys:** Plural of במה "high place" + "Baal" → "High places of the lord-idol." The feminine plural ־וֹת underscores many altars.
*Source: Abarim Publications*

**Spiritual echo:** Balak tries to curse Israel from here (Num 22:41); God flips the script, showing that every high place, even one named for Baal, must serve His blessing.

## 41 (top of) Pisgah פִּסְגָּה Pis-gāh
**Position:** 41 / 42

**Meaning & keys:** From unused root פסג "to cleave, split open" → "cleft / cut summit." The very spelling pe-samekh-gimel sketches a jagged ridge line.
*Source: Bible Hub*

**Spiritual echo:** A "cut-open" ridge that lets Moses see through to the Land— emblem of promises glimpsed but not yet grasped.