Deuteronomy 2:8

So we passed on, a way from our brethren the sons of Esau who dwell in Seir, from the way of the waste plain, from Elath, and from Ezion-geber,—and we turned and passed on by way of the desert of Moab.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

In Context

7For Yahweh thy God, hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand, he hath considered thy traversing of this great desert,—these forty years, hath Yahweh thy God been with thee, thou hast lacked, nothing.

9And Yahweh said unto me—Do not lay siege to Moab, nor engage in strife with them in battle,—for I will not give unto thee of this land as a possession, for unto the sons of Lot, have I given Ar, as a possession.

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Cross References

Numbers 20:21Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary,—and Israel turned away from him.

Deuteronomy 1:1These, are the words, which Moses spake unto all Israel, over the Jordan,—in the wilderness in the waste plain over against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban and Hazeroth and Di-zahab:

1 Kings 9:26A fleet also, did King Solomon build in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

2 Kings 16:6At that time, Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath, to Syria, and wholly cleared out the Jews from Eloth,—and, the Syrians, entered Elath, and have dwelt there, unto this day.

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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