And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped in Almondiblathaim.

NUMBERS 33:46KJV
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Numbers 33:46 (KJV)

What does Numbers 33:46 mean?

Numbers 33:46 records that the Israelites left a place called Dibongad and set up camp at another location named Almondiblathaim during their journey through the wilderness. This verse is part of a larger list that traces each stage of their travels after leaving Egypt.

In this section of Numbers, Moses is recounting the specific places where the Israelites stopped as they moved toward the Promised Land. The verse simply marks another step in their long journey, showing the detailed record-keeping of their route and emphasizing the movement and transitions of the people during this formative period.

Why Numbers 33:46 matters

  • This verse helps readers see how carefully the Israelites’ journey was documented, highlighting the importance of each stage in their history and identity.
  • By naming specific locations, Numbers 33:46 connects the Israelites’ story to real places, grounding the biblical narrative in geography and history.
  • The verse fits into a broader pattern in Numbers 33, where each stop is listed, reminding readers of the long and sometimes difficult process of reaching the land God promised them.

Where else these words appear

“Almondiblathaim” Hebrew H5963 · used in 2 verses

  • Numbers 33:47 And they removed from Almondiblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.

“Dibongad” Hebrew H1769 · used in 11 verses

  • Numbers 21:30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
  • Numbers 33:45 And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.
  • Nehemiah 11:25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

“encamped” Hebrew H2583 · used in 135 verses

  • Genesis 26:17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
  • Numbers 33:10 And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.
  • Judges 6:33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

“removed” Hebrew H5265 · used in 140 verses

  • Genesis 11:2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
  • Numbers 10:22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
  • Numbers 33:31 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Benejaakan.