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Zered

The Zered Brook marked the end of Israel's 38 years of wilderness wanderings until they crossed it to enter Moab .
PlaceOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Numbers 21:12; only referred to as Zered (זֶ֫רֶד).

Location

Identified as
Wadi al Hasa
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.027° N, 35.485° E
Zered
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Glossary entries

Zered Zared

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Numbers 21:12
    From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered.
  2. Deuteronomy 2:13
    “Now arise and cross over the Brook of Zered.” So we crossed over the Brook of Zered.
  3. Deuteronomy 2:14
    The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.