Where was the nation of Israel located when Moses delivered Deuteronomy 7?
When Moses delivered Deuteronomy 7, the nation of Israel was set out on the deserts of Moab, just on the east side of the Jordan River and just east of the city of Jericho. They were camped east of the Jordan, across from Jericho, in Moab’s desert region.
Les explains that at this point in Deuteronomy chapter 7, the nation of Israel is located on the deserts of Moab, just on the east side of the Jordan River and just east of the city of Jericho. He gives this setting before discussing the king of Moab, who had tried to hire a false prophet to curse the children of Israel. Although the king did not totally succeed, he advised the Moabites to put their attractive young people near the Israelites to seduce them.