Deuteronomy 34:3
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New International Version (©2011)
the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.

New Living Translation (©2007)
the Negev; the Jordan Valley with Jericho--the city of palms--as far as Zoar.

English Standard Version (©2001)
the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and the Negev and the plain in the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.

International Standard Version (©2012)
including the Negev, the Arabah, the valley of Jericho, and the city of the palm trees as far as Zoar.

NET Bible (©2006)
the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of the date palm trees, as far as Zoar.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
the Negev, and the Jordan Plain-the valley of Jericho (the City of Palms)-as far as Zoar.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

American King James Version
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

American Standard Version
and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, unto Zoar.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the south part, and the breadth of the plain of Jericho the city of palm trees as far as Segor.

Darby Bible Translation
and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm-trees, to Zoar.

English Revised Version
and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm-trees, to Zoar.

World English Bible
and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

Young's Literal Translation
and the south, and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, unto Zoar.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

34:1-4 Moses seemed unwilling to leave his work; but that being finished, he manifested no unwillingness to die. God had declared that he should not enter Canaan. But the Lord also promised that Moses should have a view of it, and showed him all that good land. Such a sight believers now have, through grace, of the bliss and glory of their future state. Sometimes God reserves the brightest discoveries of his grace to his people to support their dying moments. Those may leave this world with cheerfulness, who die in the faith of Christ, and in the hope of heaven.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the south,.... The southern part of the land, even all of it; and having shown him that, he is directed eastward to take a view of

the plain of the valley of Jericho; which lay before him, a delightful plain; see Joshua 5:10,

the city of palm trees; so Jericho was called, because of the multitude of palm trees which grew there, and which Josephus not only testifies (r), who speaks of it as a plain planted with palm trees, and from whence balsam comes; but several Heathen writers: Pliny says (s) Jericho was set with palm trees; Diodorus Siculus (t) speaks of the country about Jericho as abounding with palm trees, and in a certain valley, meaning the vale or plains of Jericho, is produced that which is called balsam; so Strabo says (u), Jericho is a plain surrounded with mountains abounding with palm trees, where there is a plantation of palm trees, with other fruit trees, the space of a hundred furlongs:

unto Zoar; near the salt sea; see Genesis 19:22.

(r) De Bello Jud. l. 1. c. 18. sect. 5. & l. 4. c. 8. sect. 2.((s) Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 14. (t) Bibliothec. l. 2. p. 132. (u) Geograph. l. 16. p. 525.

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The Death of Moses
1And Moses went up from the plains of Moab to the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan, 2And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the utmost sea, 3And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, to Zoar. …

Genesis 13:10 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Judges 1:16 The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.
Judges 3:13 Getting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
2 Chronicles 28:15 The men designated by name took the prisoners, and from the plunder they clothed all who were naked. They provided them with clothes and sandals, food and drink, and healing balm. All those who were weak they put on donkeys. So they took them back to their fellow Israelites at Jericho, the City of Palms, and returned to Samaria.