IJE-ABARIM, that is to say, the defiles of Abarim, or the defiles of those who pass by; one of the encampments of the IsraelitesNumb. xxi. 11. 70עיי .העברים Γαὶ ἐν τῷ πέραν. in the land of Moab, after their departure out of Egypt. Moses says, that this place is to the east of the land of Moab. In the same country are the mountains Abarim. Jeremiah speaks of a place called Hai or Gai, which is the same as Je or Jai in the land of Moab.
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