Numbers 20:20

Contemporary English Version 1995

But the king insisted, “You can't go through our land!” Then Edom sent out its strongest troops

Cross References

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.

Judges 11:17

They sent messengers to the king of Edom and said, “Please, let us go through your country.” But the king of Edom refused. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he wouldn't let them cross his country either. And so the Israelites stayed at Kadesh.

Psalm 120:7

I am in favor of peace, but when I speak of it, all they want is war.

Judges 11:20

Sihon didn't think the Israelites could be trusted, so he called his army together. They set up camp at Jahaz, then they attacked the Israelite camp.

Numbers 20:18

But the king of Edom answered, “No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you.”

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers returned, they told Jacob, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is heading this way with 400 men.”

Genesis 27:41

Esau hated his brother Jacob because he had stolen the blessing that was supposed to be his. So he said to himself, “Just as soon as my father dies, I'll kill Jacob.”

Numbers 20:21

to keep Israel from passing through its territory. So the Israelites had to go in another direction.