It is elevendays'[journey] from Horebby the wayof MountSeirto Kadesh-barnea.
Then Jacobsentmessengersbeforehim to his brotherEsauin the landof Seir,the countryof Edom.
"Behold,I will standbeforeyou thereon the rockat Horeb;and you shall strikethe rock,and waterwill comeout of it, that the peoplemay drink."And Mosesdidsoin the sightof the eldersof Israel.
Now Moseswas pasturingthe flockof Jethrohis father-in-law,the priestof Midian;and he ledthe flockto the westsideof the wildernessand cameto Horeb,the mountainof God.
Also ifyou bringa grain offeringof earlyripenedthingsto the LORD,you shall bringfreshheadsof grainroastedin the fire,gritsof newgrowth,for the grain offeringof your earlyripenedthings.
Mosesand Aaronwentinto the tentof meeting.When they cameout and blessedthe people,the gloryof the LORDappearedto allthe people.
they proceededto cometo Mosesand Aaronand to allthe congregationof the sonsof Israelin the wildernessof Paran,at Kadesh;and they broughtbackwordto them and to allthe congregationand showedthem the fruitof the land.
"Thisis whatyour fathersdidwhen I sentthem from Kadesh-barneato seethe land.
"Then we setout from Horeb,and wentthrough allthat greatand terriblewildernesswhichyou sawon the wayto the hillcountryof the Amorites,justas the LORDour Godhad commandedus; and we cameto Kadesh-barnea.
"The Amoriteswho livedin that hillcountrycameout againstyou and chasedyou as beesdo,and crushedyou from Seirto Hormah.
"Then we turnedand setout for the wildernessby the wayto the RedSea,as the LORDspoketo me, and circledMountSeirfor manydays.
and commandthe people,saying,"You will passthrough the territoryof your brothersthe sonsof Esauwho livein Seir;and they will be afraidof you. So be verycareful;
"So we passedbeyondour brothersthe sonsof Esau,who livein Seir,awayfrom the Arabahroad,awayfrom Elathand from Ezion-geber.And we turnedand passedthroughby the wayof the wildernessof Moab.
"When the LORDsentyou from Kadesh-barnea,saying,Goup and possessthe landwhichI have givenyou,' then you rebelledagainstthe commandof the LORDyour God;you neitherbelievedHim norlistenedto His voice.
Then the sonsof Judahdrewnearto Joshuain Gilgal,and Calebthe sonof Jephunnehthe Kenizzitesaidto him, "You knowthe wordwhichthe LORDspoketo Mosesthe manof Godconcerningyou and me in Kadesh-barnea.
