Israel was called to cross over the brook Zered, whose precise location is uncertain, though it seems to have made up the northern boundary of Edom and the southern boundary of Moab. Israel's compliance here is a contrast to the disobedience connected to Kadesh-barnea
13 Maintenant levez-vous, et passez le torrent de Zéred.Nous passâmes le torrent de Zéred.