Deuteronomy 2:1
Verse 1 of 37. The 2nd of 34 chapters in Deuteronomy, in The Law.
1Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
2And the Lord spake unto me, saying,
3Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
4And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
Deuteronomy 2:1 in the World English Bible
Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke to me; and we encircled Mount Seir many days.Read Deuteronomy 2:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:1
A short account of the long stay of Israel in the wilderness: We compassed Mount Seir many days, v. 1. Nearly thirty-eight years they wandered in the deserts of Seir; probably in some of their rests they staid several years, and never stirred; God by this not only chastised them for their murmuring and unbelief, but, 1.
Read Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:1–7: The Seed of Esau and Lot Spared. (b. c. 1451.)
Pray Deuteronomy 2:1 with someone reading it aloud.
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