They traveled from Kadesh and camped in Mount Hor at the edge of the land of Edom.

But Edom said to him, “You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword.”

But he said, “You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force.

So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; therefore Israel turned away from him.

Edom will be a possession, Seir, his enemies, will also be a possession; but Israel will act valiantly.

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel: ‘You know all the hardships we have experienced,

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom. He said:

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.

your southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea,