Numbers 27:14

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because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

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

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Abarim is the mountain range east of the Jordan where Moses would view the promised land before dying. Kadesh-barnea, in the wilderness of Zin, was the setting of Meribah, where Moses and Aaron failed to uphold God’s holiness before Israel by their disobedience.

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Numbers 27:14 mentions Abarim, Kadesh-barnea, Meribah and Zin.

Photo of Abarim — Abarim · Guillaume Baviere

Photo of Kadesh-barnea — Kadesh-barnea · Matson Collection