From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us;

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

But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and with a strong hand.

Thus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying,

Then they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient because of the journey.

“Edom shall be a possession,
Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession,
While Israel performs valiantly.

They journeyed from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom.

Your southern sector shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.