“And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije–abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.”
From Oboth they journeyed to Iye-abarim, in the wilderness that is opposite Moab, toward the sunrise — Iye-abarim, already mentioned in Numbers 20:28, is approached now from a different direction ('toward the sunrise'). The location is 'opposite Moab,' indicating Israel's approach to Transjordanian territory. The eastern orientation suggests entry into the territory east of the Jordan.
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