Numbers 20:20

Modern English Version

He said, “You will not go through.” And Edom came out against them with many people and with a strong hand.

Cross References

Amos 1:11

Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword, and repressed all pity; his anger tore with no ceasing, and his wrath persisted with no end.

Judges 11:17

Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land.’ Yet the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he was unwilling. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

Psalm 120:7

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!

Judges 11:20

Yet Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory, so Sihon gathered all his people and set up camp in Jahaz to fight with Israel.

Numbers 20:18

Edom said to him, “You will not pass through me, lest with the sword I come out against you.”

Genesis 32:6

The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you, and what is more, four hundred men are with him.”

Genesis 27:41

So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Numbers 20:21

Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.