The Israelites set out, and camped in the plains of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho — Israel's final camping ground in the wilderness is the plains of Moab (Araboth Moab), east of the Jordan across from Jericho. The proximity to the Promised Land is tangible; the Jordan is now the barrier Israel must cross. Moab, not Israel's enemy, is the territory where Israel camps; the relationship with Moab remains undefined and dangerous.

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