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Abarim
Abarim is the name of a mountain or mountain range in the vicinity of the Plain of Moab. This mountain is so very special because Moses - the author of the Torah, which is besides the Word of God indisputably the most complex and intelligent document to date - was given a birds-eye view of the promised land of Israel. After he had seen it he was 'gathered to his people,' and he was never to enter what he had seen and towards which he had led the people for forty years of suffering and wars. The reason that Moses could not enter was that he had struck the water-giving rock at Meribah with his rod (as he was told to do before - Ex 17:6), while he was this time told to speak to it, while holding on to his rod. |
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The word
, Abarim, is a plural form of the word 
(abar 1556), to pass over, by, through. The first application of this word is in the name Eber (Gen 10:21; all the sons of Eber). The second application is in the first occurrence of the word 
, Hebrew in Gen 14:13, where Abram is called Hebrew. The first case of narrative use of this verb is in the enigmatic cadaver vision of Gen 15:17, "...there appeared a smoking furnace and a flaming torch that passed between these parts."Other derivations of the verb
:The noun
(eber 1556a) is a very common word that means beyond or across, and is used for all kinds of directions and locations usually in contrast to some other location (1 Sam 26:13, Neh 2:1);The verb
(ebra 1556d) uses the root figuratively and means an overflowing of temper: wrath and rage. Sometimes this ebra stems in man (Amos 1:11 - he maintained his fury forever) and sometimes in God (Ps 78:49 - He sent on them the heat of his anger, fury and indignation and trouble);The verb
(abar 1556e) means to be arrogant or infuriate oneself (Prov 14:16, 20:2).
(abur 1556f) means produce. It is used in Josh 5:11-12 where the Israelites abandon their diet of manna and begin to eat the yield of Canaan.Identical to the previous word is the preposition
(abur 1556g), meaning because of, for. This word is always preceded by the particle 
(be 193), meaning in or by. TWOTOT explains the relationship with the root as a movement 'from purpose (or cause) to accomplishment (or result).'
(ma'abar 1556h) passage, such as the passage through the river Jabbok (Gen 32:23) or the passing of a striking staff (Isa 30:32). Similar is the feminine 
(ma'bara 1556i), passage, wady.The name Abarim means Regions Beyond or Crossings. The first novel published by Abarim Publications is called Cross On Me.
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