Deuteronomy 1:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This book contains the speeches that Moses made while Israel was in the land of Moab, camped near the town of Suph in the desert east of the River Jordan. The town of Paran was in one direction from their camp, and the towns of Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab were in the opposite direction. Earlier, Moses had defeated the Amorite King Sihon of Heshbon. Moses had also defeated King Og of Bashan, who used to live in Ashtaroth for part of the year and in Edrei for the rest of the year. Although it takes only eleven days to walk from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-Barnea by way of the Mount Seir road, these speeches were not made until forty years after Israel left Egypt. The LORD had given Moses his laws for the people of Israel. And on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses began explaining those laws by saying:

Cross References

Habakkuk 3:3

You are the same Holy God who came from Teman and Paran to help us. The brightness of your glory covered the heavens, and your praises were heard everywhere on earth.

Numbers 10:12

So the Israelites broke camp and left the Sinai Desert. And some time later, the cloud stopped in the Paran Desert.

Numbers 11:35

Israel then broke camp and travelled to Hazeroth.

Numbers 12:16

Then they left Hazeroth and set up camp in the Paran Desert.

Numbers 13:26

the twelve men returned to Kadesh in the Paran Desert and told Moses, Aaron, and the people what they had seen. They showed them the fruit

Numbers 13:3

So Moses sent twelve tribal leaders from Israel's camp in the Paran Desert

Numbers 32:19

The land on this side of the River Jordan will be ours, so we won't expect to receive any on the other side.

Numbers 32:32

We will cross the River Jordan, ready to fight for the LORD in Canaan. But the land we will inherit as our own will be on this side of the river.”

Numbers 32:5

would you let us stay here east of the River Jordan and have this land as our own?”

Numbers 34:15

across from Jericho, east of the River Jordan.”

Numbers 35:14

three on each side of the River Jordan.

Deuteronomy 2:8

We went past the territory that belonged to our relatives, the descendants of Esau. We followed Arabah Road that starts in the south at Elath and Ezion-Geber, then we turned on to the desert road that leads to Moab.

Deuteronomy 27:1

Moses stood together with the leaders and told the people of Israel: Obey all the laws and teachings that I am giving you today.

Deuteronomy 29:1

So Moses finished telling the Israelites what they had to do in order to keep the agreement the LORD was making with them in Moab, which was in addition to the one the LORD had made with them at Mount Sinai.

Deuteronomy 31:1

Moses again spoke to the whole nation of Israel:

Deuteronomy 33:2

The LORD came from Mount Sinai. From Edom, he gave light to his people, and his glory was shining from Mount Paran. Thousands of his warriors were with him, and fire was at his right hand.

Deuteronomy 5:1

Moses called together the people of Israel and said: Today I am telling you the laws and teachings that you must follow, so listen carefully.

Joshua 22:4

The LORD promised to give peace to your relatives, and that's what he has done. Now it's time for you to go back to your own homes in the land that Moses gave you east of the River Jordan.

Joshua 3:16

the river stopped flowing, and the water started piling up at the town of Adam near Zarethan. No water flowed towards the Dead Sea, and the priests stood in the middle of the dry river bed near Jericho while everyone else crossed over.

Joshua 9:1

The kings west of the River Jordan heard about Joshua's victories, and so they got together and decided to attack Joshua and Israel. These kings were from the hill country and from the foothills to the west, as well as from the Mediterranean coast as far north as the Lebanon Mountains. Some of them were Hittites, others were Amorites or Canaanites, and still others were Perizzites, Hivites, or Jebusites.

Joshua 9:10

and what he did to those two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan: King Og of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth, and King Sihon of Heshbon.

1 Samuel 25:1

Samuel died, and people from all over Israel gathered to mourn for him when he was buried at his home in Ramah. Meanwhile, David moved his camp to Paran Desert.