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Deuteronomy 2:8

in Deuteronomy 2

So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

KJV

And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

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This verse in Deuteronomy 2

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Elath (Akaba) is at the northern extremity of the eastern arm of the Red Sea, and gives to that arm the name of the Elanitic Gulf. The name means “trees;” and is still justified by the grove of palm-trees at Akaba.

This site's exposition

the way of the wilderness of Moab

on Deuteronomy 2:8-9

Moab is spared on the same ground as Edom, and the grant is traced to the children of Lot rather than to Moab, which runs it back to Genesis 19:36-37. Numbers 22 has Balak of Moab hiring Balaam against this same people, and Henry sets the two side by side: a nation that meant Israel harm is still not Israel's to take. Chapter 23:3 will shut the Moabite out of the congregation without touching a mile of his land.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), calls them, " our brethren, the children of Esau. " Though they had been unkind to Israel, in refusing them a peaceable passage through their country, yet he calls them brethren. For, though our relations fail in their duty to us, we must retain a sense of the relation, and not be wanting in our duty to them, as there is occasion.

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And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Self,.... Along their coasts, by the borders of their country: through the way of the plain; the wilderness of Zin, where Kadesh was: from Elath and Eziongeber; the two ports on the shore of the Red sea in the land of Edom; it was from the latter they came to Kadesh; see Num 33:

The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞רand we passed away

    vanaavorH5674 →556 times

  • מֵאֵ֧תfrom with

    meetH854 →929 times

  • אַחֵ֣ינוּrelatives our

    ʾacheinuH251 →630 times

  • בְנֵי־[the] descendants of

    venei-H1121 →4930 times

  • עֵשָׂ֗וEsau

    ʾesavH6215 →97 times

  • הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙who were dwelling

    haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times

  • בְּשֵׂעִ֔ירin Seir

    beseirH8165 →39 times

  • מִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙from [the] way of

    miderekhH1870 →707 times

  • הָֽעֲרָבָ֔הthe desert plain

    haaravahH6160 →61 times

  • מֵאֵילַ֖תfrom Elath

    meeilatH359 →

  • וּמֵעֶצְיֹ֣ןand from Ezion

    umeetzyonH6100 →

  • גָּ֑בֶר סGeber

    gaverH6100 →

  • וַנֵּ֙פֶן֙and we turned

    vanefenH6437 →135 times

  • וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔רand we passed along

    vanaavorH5674 →556 times

  • דֶּ֖רֶךְ[the] way of

    derekhH1870 →707 times

  • מִדְבַּ֥ר[the] wilderness of

    midbarH4057 →270 times

  • מוֹאָֽב׃Moab

    moavH4124 →181 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

9 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.5 worksNumbers 33:35They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.5 works2 Kings 16:6At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.4 worksJudges 11:18Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.4 works2 Kings 14:22Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.3 works2 Chronicles 8:17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.3 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Numbers 20:20–21But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.2 worksDeuteronomy 1:1These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.2 worksDeuteronomy 1:2It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Kings 14:22

    Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 9:26

      King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Kings 16:6

      At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.

  • Through

    1 Kings 9:26

    King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 22:48

      Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Numbers 33:35

      They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

  • Through

    2 Kings 16:6

    At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 14:22

      Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Chronicles 26:2

      Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Judges 11:18

    Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon.…

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 2:1–8

      Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.

    • Numbers 21:4–13

      Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey

About Deuteronomy

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 2 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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