Near the close of the wilderness wandering the conditions of the covenant had been repeated. At Baalpeor, on the 294 very borders of the Promised Land, where many fell a prey to subtle temptation, those who remained faithful renewed their vows of allegiance. Through Moses they were warned against the temptations that would assail them in the future; and they were earnestly exhorted to remain separate from the surrounding nations and to worship God alone.

Ved slutningen af ørkenvandringen blev pagtens betingelser gentaget. I Baal-Peor, som lå på selve grænsen til Det forjættede Land, blev mange overvundet af en listig fristelse, men de, der forblev tro mod Herren, fornyede deres troskabsløfte. Moses advarede dem imod de fristelser, som de ville blive udsat for i fremtiden, og formanede dem indtrængende til at holde sig borte fra nabofolkene og tjene Gud alene.