King James Version
What Does Deuteronomy 34:3 Mean?
“And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees , unto Zoar.”
Context
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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, Pisgah: or, the hill
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And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
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And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees , unto Zoar.
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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.
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So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(3) **And the south**—*i.e.*, the *Negeb.*
**And the plain**—*i.e.*, the plain of Jordan.
**The valley of Jericho.**—The city of palm trees may or may not be identical with that place.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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