Deuteronomy 2:3

3 'You have been traveling around this mountain country ¹long enough. Turn northward

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Deuteronomy 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:3

Ye have compassed this mountain long enough
It was time to be gone from thence, as from Horeb, ( Deuteronomy 1:6 ) ,

turn you northward;
from the southern border of Edom towards the land of Canaan, which lay north. It was from Eziongeber in the land of Edom, from whence the Israelites came to Kadesh, where they sent messengers to the king of Edom, to desire a passage through his land; see ( Numbers 33:36 ) ( 20:14 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 2:3 In-Context

1 "Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, as the LORD told me. And for many days we traveled around Mount Seir.

2 Then the LORD said to me,

3 'You have been traveling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward

4 and command the people, "You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful.

5 Do not contend with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.

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1. Deuteronomy 1:6

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Deuteronomy 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:3 In-Context

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