“And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.”
From Punon they journeyed to Oboth — Oboth's location is uncertain; it appears in Isaiah 15:4 and Numbers 33:43-44. The place name, repeated from Numbers 21:10, marks Israel's progress eastward. Each station represents one day's (or several days') journey. The accumulation of place names creates a sense of forward momentum and inevitable arrival.
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