Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanite who dwells in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinths of Moreh?
English: “Are they not…” — It was taught: R’ Eliezer ben Yaakov says: Scripture comes only to show them the way the second time just as it showed them the first time.
On the daf / in context: The detailed geographic description is not needed for locating the mountains alone; it serves to guide the people on the proper route into the Land, paralleling the cloud’s guidance after the Exodus.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — the geographic detail as guidance for the journey.
What Is Learned
The verse teaches the proper route of entry into the Land, corresponding to the guidance given at the Exodus.