Deuteronomy 2:5

Don’t contend with them; for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of your foot + 2:5. Quoted in Acts 7:5 to tread on; because I have given Mount Seir to Esau [Hairy] for a possession.

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In The King James Version

Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a footbreadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

In Context

4Enjoin the people, saying, ‘You are to pass through the border of your cousins the children of Esau [Hairy], who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore be careful.

6You shall purchase food from them for money, that you may eat. You shall also buy water from them for money, that you may drink.’”

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Cross References

Genesis 36:8Esau [Hairy] lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau [Hairy] is Edom [Red].

Deuteronomy 32:8When haElyon [the Most High] gave to the nations their inheritance, 2 when he separated the children of men, 1 he set the bounds of the peoples 2 according to the number of the children of Israel [God prevails]. 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:2-8

The Seed of Esau and Lot Spared. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: 5… Read the whole commentary →

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