And this they were able to do, because the Lord had blessed them in all the work of their hand, i.e., not merely in the rearing of flocks and herds, which they had carried on in the desert (Exodus 19:13; Exodus 34:3; Numbers 20:19; Numbers 32:1.), but in all that they did for a living; whether, for example, when stopping for a long time in the same place of encampment, they sowed in suitable spots and reaped, or whether they sold the produce of their toil and skill to the Arabs of the desert. "He hath observed thy going through this great desert" (ידע, to know, then to trouble oneself, Genesis 39:6; to observe carefully, Proverbs 27:23; Psalm 1:6); and He has not suffered thee to want anything for forty years, but as often as want has occurred, He has miraculously provided for every necessity.

Deuteronomy 2:13 Parallel Commentaries

brook. or, valley

Numbers 13:23 And they came to the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes...

Zered The brook or torrent Zered, takes its rise in the mountains of Moab, and, running from east to west, falls into the Dead Sea. It seems to be the stream which Bruchardt calls Wady Beni Hammad, south of the Modjeb or Arnon, and about five hours north of Kerek.

Numbers 21:12 From there they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.

Zared