Israel Worships Baal

25 While Israel was staying in the Acacia Grove,^[a](A) the people began to prostitute themselves with the women of Moab.

⁸ He said to me, ‘This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down to the Arabah. When it enters the sea, the sea of foul water,^[a][b] the water of the sea becomes fresh.^(A)