Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

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Bible References

We turned

Deuteronomy 1:40
But you turn and set out [in the direction of] the wilderness by way of the {Red Sea}.'
Numbers 14:25
And the Amalekites and the Canaanites live in the valleys; tomorrow turn and set out [for] the desert [by] way of the {Red Sea}."

We compassed

Deuteronomy 1:2
It is [a journey of] {eleven days} from Herob {by the way of Mount Seir} up to Kadesh Barnea.
Numbers 21:4
They set out from Mount Hor [by] the way of the {Red Sea} to go around the land of Edom; but {the people became impatient} along the way.
Judges 11:18
Then they traveled through the wilderness, went around the land of Edom and Moab, and came to {the east} side of the land of Moab, and they encamped beyond [the] Arnon; and they did not go into the territory of Moab because [the] Arnon [was] the border of Moab.

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Numbers 20:17
Please let us go through your land. We will not go through a field or vineyard, and we will not drink water from a well. We will go along the road of the king; we will not turn aside right or left until we have gone through your territory.'"