Quick Look-Up Devarim - Deuteronomy

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Sedra Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)


Chapter 1:1 Mosheh speaks to the people in the plain of Mo-Av

1:2 11 days journey from Chorev to Kadesh Barne'a via Mount Se'ir

1:3 Repetition of the Law in the 11th month of the 40th year, starting on the 1st day of month

1:5 In Mo-Av

1:6 Land promised

Chapter 2:4 Beney Esav (Esau) live in Se'ir

2:5 Beney Edom not to be touched

2:9 Nor Beney Mo-Av because of Lot

2:11 Emim equated with Anakim

2:14 Account of the journey until here; in the 38th year the last of those who left Mitsrayim (Egypt) died (which, if you think about it, is highly implausible, because there were babes in arms as well as old people)

2:19 Amon not to be touched; giants now called Zamzumim

Chapter 3:9 Mount Chermon known as Siryon by Sidonians and Shenir by Emorim (Amorites)

3:11 Og was the last of the giants

3:12 Territories of Re'u-Ven, Gad and half Menasheh

3:13 Argov and Bashan



Sedra Va Etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11)


Chapter 4:41 Refuge cities named

Chapter 5: Repetition of the law

Chapter 7: Inhabitants of Kena'an (Canaan)




Sedra Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)


Chapter 10:6 Aharon's death retold

Chapter 11:24 Yisra-El's borders restated, much larger than before



Sedra Re'eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)

Chapter 11:29 Mount Gerizim blessed and Mount Eyval (Ebal) cursed

Chapter 12: Idols, groves and pillars forbidden

Chapter 13: False prophets and dreamers to be stoned (yes, but how do you tell?)



Sedra Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)

Laws of courts, judges, justice



Sedra Ki Tetse (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)

Chapter 24:7 Edomites are brothers




Sedra Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)


Chapter 27:2-4 Pillars to be set up on Mount Eyval with the Law engraved on them (yet Eyval was cursed!); also an altar of stones (no iron!)

27:12/13 Who blesses who, who curses who, and from which mountain



Sedra Nitsavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20)

Chapter 29:23 4 Cities of the Plain (what happened to the 5th?)

Chapter 31:14 Mosheh appoints Yehoshu'a as his successor

31:16 YHVH warns Mosheh of the disillusion he is to be spared



Sedra Va Yelech (Deuteronomy 31:1-30)


Mosheh's final address



Sedra Ha'azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52)


Chapter 32: The Song of Mosheh

32:2 The quality of mercy...

32:4 cf Jesus and Peter as "the rock"

32:15 Yeshurun

32:44 Yehoshu'a referred to as Hoshe'a

32:49 Mosheh ascends Mount Avarim, called Nevo (Nebo), in Mo-Av



Sedra Zot Ha Beracha (Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12)


Chapter 33: Mosheh's blessing

33:5 Yeshurun

33:8 Urim and Tumim

33:26 The god of Yeshurun

Chapter 34:1 Pisgah

34:5 Mosheh dies

34:6 Grave unknown

34:7 120 years old

34:8 Sheloshim (thirty days of mourning)

34:9 Yehoshu'a takes over





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