Numbers 22:1Contemporary English Version 1995Israel moved from there to the hills of Moab, where they camped across the Jordan River from the town of Jericho. See the chapter |
Earlier, when the Babylonians had invaded Judah, many of the Jews escaped to Moab, Ammon, Edom, and several other countries. But these Jews heard that the king of Babylonia had appointed Gedaliah as ruler of Judah, and that only a few people were left there. So the Jews in these other countries came back to Judah and helped with the grape and fruit harvest, which was especially large that year.