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Text -- Numbers 20:14-21 (NET)
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Rejection by the Edomites
20:14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom : “Thus says your brother Israel : ‘You know all the hardships we have experienced ,
20:15 how our ancestors went down into Egypt , and we lived in Egypt a long time , and the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly .
20:16 So when we cried to the Lord , he heard our voice and sent a messenger , and has brought us up out of Egypt . Now we are here in Kadesh , a town on the edge of your country .
20:17 Please 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 .’”
20:18 But Edom said to him, “You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword .”
20:19 Then the Israelites said to him, “We will go along the highway , and if we or our cattle drink any of your water , we will pay for it . We will only pass through on our feet , without doing anything else.”
20:20 But he said , “You may not pass through .” Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force . force .
20:21 So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border ; therefore Israel turned away from him.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
OBADIAH, BOOK OF |
MOSES |
PENTATEUCH, 2B |
PENTATEUCH, 3 |
Israel |
JEPHTHAH |
NUMBERS, BOOK OF |
Meribah |
Edom |
AARON |
Exodus |
Edomites |
EDOM, IDUMAEA OR IDUMEA |
Inhospitableness |
Angel |
AMBASSADOR |
KADESH-BARNEA |
PASS, PASSAGE, PASSENGER |
EDOM; EDOMITES |
BROTHER |
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NET Notes: Num 20:15 The verb רָעַע (ra’a’) means “to act or do evil.” Evil here is in the sense of causing pain or t...
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NET Notes: Num 20:19 The Hebrew text uses singular pronouns, “I” and “my,” but it is the people of Israel that are intended, and so it may be rende...
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