Numbers 20:20

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with many men, and with a strong force.

Cross References

Genesis 27:41

Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 32:6

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men with him.”

Psalm 120:7

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

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 cast off all pity, and his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever.

Numbers 20:18

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

Numbers 20:21

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

Judges 11:17

Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Let us pass, we pray, through your land’; but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained at Kadesh.

Judges 11:20

But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; so Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped at Jahaz, and fought with Israel.