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It takes eleven days to travel from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea following the Mount Seir route.
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It was on the first day of the eleventh month of the fortieth year when Moses addressed the People of Israel, telling them everything God had commanded him concerning them.
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This came after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who ruled from Ashtaroth in Edrei.
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It was east of the Jordan in the land of Moab that Moses set out to explain this Revelation. He said:
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Back at Horeb, God, our God, spoke to us: "You've stayed long enough at this mountain.
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