Numbers 20:14

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Moses sent messengers from Israel's camp near Kadesh with this message for the king of Edom: We are Israelites, your own relatives, and we're sure you have heard the terrible things that have happened to us.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:7

But Edomites are your relatives, and you lived as foreigners in the country of Egypt. Now you must be kind to Edomites and Egyptians

Malachi 1:2

Israel, I, the Lord, have loved you. And yet you ask in what way have I loved you. Don't forget that Esau was the brother of your ancestor Jacob, but I chose Jacob

Joshua 9:9

We are your servants, and we live far from here. We came because the Lord your God is so famous. We heard what the Lord did in Egypt

Exodus 18:8

where Moses told him everything the Lord had done to protect Israel against the Egyptians and their king. He also told him how the Lord had helped them in all of their troubles.

Genesis 25:23

and he told her: “Your two sons will become two separate nations. The younger of the two will be stronger, and the older son will be his servant.”

Numbers 13:26

the twelve men returned to Kadesh in the Paran Desert and told Moses, Aaron, and the people what they had seen. They showed them the fruit

Numbers 20:15

Our ancestors settled in Egypt and lived there a long time. But later the Egyptians were cruel to us,

Numbers 20:22

After the Israelites had left Kadesh and had gone as far as Mount Hor

Joshua 2:9

I know that the Lord has given Israel this land. Everyone shakes with fear because of you.

Joshua 2:10

We heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea so you could leave Egypt. And we heard how you destroyed Sihon and Og, those two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River.

Joshua 9:10

and what he did to those two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan: King Og of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth, and King Sihon of Heshbon.

Amos 1:11

The Lord said: I will punish Edom for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They killed their own relatives and were so terribly furious that they showed no mercy.

Genesis 25:25

the first baby was covered with red hair, so he was named Esau.

Genesis 25:26

The second baby grabbed on to his brother's heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.

Genesis 32:29

Jacob said, “Now tell me your name.” “Don't you know who I am?” he asked. And he blessed Jacob.