Hazeroth
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Hazeroth is one of the locations (or "stations") that the Israelites stopped at during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness. It is referenced in the Torah
in Numbers
, chapters 11, 12 and 33, as well as in Deuteronomy
, chapter 1. "Hazeroth" means yards.
At Hazeroth, Miriam was afflicted with tzaraath
. For more details, see Snow-white Miriam.
Hazeroth is somewhere north of Mount Sinai
and may be at the place now known as Ain el-Hudhera.
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
in Numbers
Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible, and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch....
, chapters 11, 12 and 33, as well as in Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible, and of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch...
, chapter 1. "Hazeroth" means yards.
At Hazeroth, Miriam was afflicted with tzaraath
Tzaraath
The Hebrew noun tzaraath describes a disfigurative condition mainly referred to in chapters 13-14 of Leviticus, as well as conditions equivalent to be "mildew" on clothes and houses.Tzaraath affects both animate...
. For more details, see Snow-white Miriam.
Hazeroth is somewhere north of Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai , also known as Mount Horeb, Mount Musa, Gabal Musa , Jabal Musa meaning "Moses' Mountain", is a mountain near Saint Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. A mountain called Mount Sinai is mentioned many times in the Book of Exodus in the Torah and the Bible as well as the Quran...
and may be at the place now known as Ain el-Hudhera.