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Deuteronomy 34:3 Explained in Context

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Verse 3. And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

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Deuteronomy 34:3 extends it south through Jericho's palm valley to Zoar.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:1–8

Read Deuteronomy 34:3 with 34:1–8. It extends it south through Jericho's palm valley to Zoar. The complete unit establishes this contextual meaning: Moses views the land from Nebo, dies in Moab by the LORD's word, is buried in an unknown grave, and is mourned thirty days; his strength and sight are remembered without entry into the land.

Read Deuteronomy 34:1–8 together

Why these verses belong together: View, death, unknown grave, age, strength, and mourning complete Moses' life.

Verse 1. And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

Verse 2. And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,

Verse 3. And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

Verse 4. And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

Verse 5. So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

Verse 6. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

Verse 7. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

Verse 8. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

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Read Deuteronomy 34:1–8 — Moses Sees the Land, Dies, Is Buried, and Is Mourned
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