Deuteronomy 2:8
So we turned away from our relatives the descendants of Esau, the inhabitants of Seir, turning from the route of the rift valley which comes up from Elat and Ezion Geber, and traveling the way of the wilderness of Moab.
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- 1 Kgs 9:26 : 26 King Solomon also built ships in Ezion Geber, which is located near Elat in the land of Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
- Judg 11:18 : 18 Then Israel went through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab. They traveled east of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon River; they did not go through Moabite territory(the Arnon was Moab’s border).
- 2 Kgs 14:22 : 22 Azariah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after the king had passed away.
- 2 Kgs 16:6 : 6 (At that time King Rezin of Syria recovered Elat for Syria; he drove the Judahites from there. Syrians arrived in Elat and live there to this very day.)
- Num 20:20-21 : 20 But he said,“You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force. 21 So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; therefore Israel turned away from him.
- Num 33:35 : 35 They traveled from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
- Deut 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Covenant Setting This is what Moses said to all of Israel in the Transjordanian wilderness, the arid rift valley opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di Zahab.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Deut 2:1-55 verses84%
1The Journey from Kadesh Barnea to Moab Then we turned and set out toward the wilderness on the way to the Red Sea just as the LORD told me to do, detouring around Mount Seir for a long time.
2At this point the LORD said to me,
3“You have circled around this mountain long enough; now turn north.
4Instruct these people as follows:‘You are about to cross the border of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who inhabit Seir. They will be afraid of you, so watch yourselves carefully.
5Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir as an inheritance for Esau.
- Deut 2:27-293 verses83%
27“Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the roadway. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.
28Sell me food for cash so that I can eat and sell me water to drink. Just allow me to go through on foot,
29just as the descendants of Esau who live at Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross the Jordan to the land the LORD our God is giving us.”
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19Then we left Horeb and passed through all that immense, forbidding wilderness that you saw on the way to the Amorite hill country as the LORD our God had commanded us to do, finally arriving at Kadesh Barnea.
- Num 20:17-182 verses79%
17Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through the fields or through the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well. We will go by the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or the left until we have passed through your region.’”
18But Edom said to him,“You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword.”
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8He then asked,“Which invasion route are we going to take?” Jehoram answered,“By the road through the wilderness of Edom.”
- Judg 11:16-194 verses77%
16When they left Egypt, Israel traveled through the desert as far as the Red Sea and then came to Kadesh.
17Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying,“Please allow us to pass through your land.” But the king of Edom rejected the request. Israel sent the same request to the king of Moab, but he was unwilling to cooperate. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.
18Then Israel went through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab. They traveled east of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon River; they did not go through Moabite territory(the Arnon was Moab’s border).
19Israel sent messengers to King Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him,“Please allow us to pass through your land to our land.”
- Num 20:20-223 verses76%
20But he said,“You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force.
21So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; therefore Israel turned away from him.
22Aaron’s Death So the entire company of Israelites traveled from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.
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2Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by way of Mount Seir.
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9Then the LORD said to me,“Do not harass Moab and provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as your territory. This is because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.
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18“Today you are going to cross the border of Moab, that is, of Ar.
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22“Let us pass through your land; we will not turn aside into the fields or into the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well, but we will go along the King’s Highway until we pass your borders.”
- Deut 2:12-132 verses74%
12Previously the Horites lived in Seir but the descendants of Esau dispossessed and destroyed them and settled in their place, just as Israel did to the land it came to possess, the land the LORD gave them.)
13Now, get up and cross the Wadi Zered.” So we did so.
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16The Results of Disobedience“(For you know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we crossed through the nations as we traveled.
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40But as for you, turn back and head for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.”
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1Balaam Refuses to Curse Israel The Israelites traveled on and camped in the rift valley plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River across from Jericho.
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10Now the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir are coming! When Israel came from the land of Egypt, you did not allow them to invade these lands. They bypassed them and did not destroy them.
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4Fiery Serpents Then they traveled from Mount Hor by the road to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, but the people became impatient along the way.
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14Let my lord go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the herds and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”
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6and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.
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7Head out and resume your journey. Enter the Amorite hill country, and into all its neighboring areas, including the rift valley, the hill country, the foothills, the Negev, and the coastal plain– all of Canaan and Lebanon as far as the Great River, that is, the Euphrates.
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10For we heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and how you annihilated the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og, on the other side of the Jordan.
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18It crossed to the slope in front of the rift valley to the north and descended into the rift valley.
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14Rejection by the Edomites Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom:“Thus says your brother Israel:‘You know all the hardships we have experienced,
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3extended south of the Scorpion Ascent, crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka.
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29So we settled down in the valley opposite Beth Peor.
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48They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the rift valley plains by Moab along the Jordan River across from Jericho.
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20They journeyed from Sukkoth and camped in Etham, on the edge of the desert.
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16So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.
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11Then they traveled on from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, in the wilderness that is before Moab, on the eastern side.
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44They traveled from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim, on the border of Moab.