Numbers 21–36: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Biblia.com)

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The Book of Numbers is an account of how the Israelites wandered in the wilderness after receiving the Ten Commandments of Mount Sinai. Through this time of testing, while facing an uncertain future, the people complained repeatedly to Moses and to God. Though fraught with tension and power struggles, their pilgrimage led to the discovery that God is indeed faithful to his promises, regardless of...

Numbers 32 resumes the agenda of the JE historiographers, last encountered in Numbers 25:1–5, the primary account of the Baal Peor incident at Abel Shittim in Transjordan. This agenda relates to the Israelite communities in Transjordan—their history, views regarding their legitimacy and their relationship to the main body of Israelites who settled in Canaan. To appreciate the special literary function of Numbers 32, it would be well to review what preceded it, and to project what follows

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