Numbers 21:1

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The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Places in this passage

Numbers 21:1 mentions Ammon, Arnon, Bashan, Dibon, Edom, Edrei, Egypt, Jabbok, Jeshimon, King’s Highway, Mattanah, Medeba, Moab, Negeb, Valley of Zered, Waheb and Way of the Red Sea.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner