Numbers 21:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After that, they crossed the gorge of the River Arnon and camped in the Moabite desert bordering Amorite territory. The Arnon was the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.

Cross References

Isaiah 16:2

The women of Moab crossing the River Arnon are like a flock of birds scattered from their nests.

Jeremiah 48:20

They will answer, “Moab has been defeated! Weep with us in shame. Tell everyone at the River Arnon that Moab is destroyed.”

Numbers 21:14

A song in The Book of the LORD's Battles mentions the town of Waheb with its creeks in the territory of Suphah. It also mentions the River Arnon,

Numbers 22:36

When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went to meet him at the town of Ir, which is on the northern border of Moab.

Deuteronomy 2:13

When we came to the Zered Gorge along the southern border of Moab, the LORD told us to cross the gorge into Moab, and we did.

Deuteronomy 2:18

“Moses, now go past the town of Ar and cross Moab's northern border

Deuteronomy 2:24

After we went through Ammon, the LORD told us: Israel, pack up your possessions, take down your tents, and cross the gorge of the River Arnon. The territory of the Amorite King Sihon of Heshbon lies on the other side of the river, but I now give you his land. So attack and take it!

Judges 11:18

A little later, the Israelites set out into the desert, going east of Edom and Moab, and camping on the eastern side of the gorge of the River Arnon. The Arnon is the eastern border of Moab, and since the Israelites didn't cross it, they didn't even set foot in Moab.