Numbers 20:20

New King James Version

Then he said, “You shall not pass through.” So Edom came out against them with many men 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 turn away its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity; His anger tore perpetually, And he kept his wrath forever.

Judges 11:17

Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Please let me pass through your land.” But the king of Edom would not heed. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained in Kadesh.

Psalm 120:7

I am for peace; But when I speak, they are for war.

Judges 11:20

But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together, encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

Numbers 20:18

Then Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword.”

Genesis 32:6

Then the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he also is coming to meet you, and 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

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