Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
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PrayerJustice and mercySalvationApostasy
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Glossary
- Moab Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Kadesh-barnea Place
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Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin”. Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.
- Edom Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Buseira.