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Deuteronomy 2:8

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¶ 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 Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

And when we passed {H5674} by from our brethren {H251} the children {H1121} of Esau {H6215}, which dwelt {H3427} in Seir {H8165}, through the way {H1870} of the plain {H6160} from Elath {H359}, and from Eziongaber {H6100}, we turned {H6437} and passed {H5674} by the way {H1870} of the wilderness {H4057} of Moab {H4124}.

"So we went on past our kinsmen the descendants of 'Esav living in Se'ir, left the road through the 'Aravah from Eilat and 'Etzyon-Gever, and turned to pass along the road through the desert of Mo'av.

So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.

So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 9:26 (5 votes)

    And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

  • 2 Kings 16:6 (4 votes)

    At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

  • Judges 11:18 (4 votes)

    Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon [was] the border of Moab.

  • 2 Kings 14:22 (3 votes)

    He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

  • Numbers 33:35 (2 votes)

    And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.

  • Deuteronomy 1:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ These [be] the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

  • Numbers 20:20 (2 votes)

    And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.