Origen
Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“From there they come to Asenna [Hashmonah], which is said to mean "bone" or "bones." By this it is doubtless strength and the firmness of endurance that is revealed.”
The interpretation timeline
Num 33:29
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Num 33:29 · Douay-Rheims
“And removing from Methca, they camped in Hesmona.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
254
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.