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DEU 2:1–2:9 ©

The pegkaleleug of descendants of Israel

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2:1 The pegkaleleug of descendants of Israel

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2And_turned and_set_out the_wilderness_in [the]_way of_[the]_sea of_reed[s] just_as he_had_spoken YHWH to_me and_travelled_around DOM the_hill_country of_Sēˊīr days many.
2and_he/it_said YHWH to_me to_say.
3[is]_enough to/for_you_all going_round DOM the_hill_country the_this turn to/for_you_all north_to.
4And_DOM the_people command to_say you_all [are]_about_to_pass in/on/at/with_territory brothers_your_all’s the_descendants of_ˊĒsāv the_live in/on/at/with_Sēˊīr and_afraid of_you_all and_careful exceedingly.
5Do_not engage_in_strife in/on/at/with_them if/because not I_will_give to/for_you_all any_of_land_their up_to a_treading_place of_[the]_sole of_a_foot if/because a_possession to_ˊĒsāv I_have_given DOM the_hill_country of_Sēˊīr.
6Food you_all_will_buy from_them in/on/at/with_money and_eat and_also water you_all_will_buy from_them in/on/at/with_money and_drink.
7If/because YHWH god_your blessed_you in/on/at/with_all the_work hands_your he_has_known journey_your DOM the_wilderness the_big/great(sg) the_this this forty year[s] YHWH god_your with_you not you_have_lacked anything.
8And_passed by brothers_our the_descendants of_ˊĒsāv the_live in/on/at/with_Sēˊīr from_road the_ˊₐrāⱱāh from_ʼĒylōt and_from wwww and_turned and_travelled the_way of_the_wilderness of_Mōʼāⱱ.
9And_he/it_said YHWH to_me to you_will_treat_as_a_foe[fn] DOM Mōʼāⱱ and_not engage_in_strife in/on/at/with_them battle if/because not I_will_give to/for_yourself(m) any_of_land_their a_possession if/because to_descendants of_Lōţ I_have_given DOM Ar a_possession.

2:9 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.


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The Israelites’ Journeys in the Wilderness

Numbers 13-14; 20-21; 33; Deuteronomy 1-2; 10:6-9

After the Israelites received the law on Mount Sinai, which may have been located at Khashm et-Tarif (see also “The Route of the Exodus”), they traveled to Kadesh-barnea, a distance that took eleven days “by the way of Mount Seir” (Deuteronomy 1:2). The phrase “by the way of Mount Seir” suggests that more than one route existed between Mount Sinai and Kadesh, as shown here, but the road the Israelites took probably ran alongside the mountainous region of Seir. This route would have offered greater access to water from wells, natural springs, and seasonal streams flowing from the hills of Seir–a critical necessity for a large group traveling through this very arid region. Nearly every location identified on this map was essentially a small community centered around one of these life-enabling sources of water. After reaching Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, the Israelites prepared to enter Canaan by sending spies to scout out the land. But when ten of the twelve spies brought back news about the strength of the Canaanites, the people became afraid to enter the land, so the Lord punished them by condemning them to travel in the wilderness for forty years until that generation died off. Some Israelites repented and tried to enter the land, but they were beaten back to Hormah by the Amalekites and Canaanites. So for forty years the Israelites traveled from place to place, probably in the general area of Kadesh-barnea, though very few locations mentioned are able to be established with much certainty. As the forty years of traveling drew to a close, the Israelites prepared again to travel to Canaan by requesting permission from the king of Edom to pass through his land. When the king refused, the Israelites “turned away” from the Edomites and set out from Kadesh to travel to Mount Hor. The Jewish historian Josephus located Mount Hor at Jebel Nebi Harun, a very tall mountain in eastern Edom, but this has been rejected by many scholars in favor of other sites such as Jebel Madeira to the northeast of Kadesh. This author is convinced, however, that any candidate for Mount Hor must be sought to the south of Kadesh-barnea. Numbers 33:30 and Deuteronomy 10:6 mention that, during their wilderness travels, the Israelites camped at Moseroth/Moserah, which was apparently located at Mount Hor, since both Moseroth/Moserah and Mount Hor are cited as the place where Aaron died (Numbers 21:29-29; 33:37-39; Deuteronomy 10:6-9). It is difficult to envision the Israelites traveling back to the edge of Canaan after suffering defeat there the last time they attempted to enter the land. These same passages also note that after their stay at Moseroth/Moserah the Israelites traveled to Hor-haggidgad/Gudgodah (probably located along the Wadi Khadakhid) and then to Jotbathah, with no mention of passing through Kadesh, which they would have had to do if Mount Hor was north of Kadesh (since they were avoiding the land of Edom). Also, in Deuteronomy 2:1 Moses says that after the Israelites left Kadesh, “we journeyed back into the wilderness, in the direction of the Red Sea, as the Lord had told me and skirted Mount Seir for many days,” and Aaron’s death on Mount Hor fits best during this time. Similarly, Numbers 21:4 says “from Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom,” but there would have been no way to the Red Sea around the land of Edom if Mount Hor were located northeast of Kadesh. One element of the wilderness narratives that appears to favor a northeast location for Mount Hor, however, is the story of the king of Arad, which the book of Numbers (chapters 21 and 33) places immediately after the death of Aaron on Mount Hor. At first glance, the narrative seems to imply that the king attacked the Israelites at Mount Hor, which fits better with a northern location. Yet, it is also possible that the story is simply noting that it was after the Israelites’ arrival at Mount Hor that the king of Arad first learned of the Israelites’ renewed intentions to enter Canaan, perhaps as a result of their request to pass through Edom. But it may have been later that the king of Arad actually engaged them in battle, perhaps as they were passing north of Zalmonah and appeared to be ready to enter Canaan by way of Arad (see Numbers 33:41-42 and the map “The Journey to Abel-shittim”). For these reasons, this author believes that Har Karkom is the best candidate for the location of Mount Hor. The site is appropriately located at the edge of Seir and along the way to the Red Sea. This site’s role as an ancient cultic center is also well established. Perhaps Aaron’s priestly duties and authority in Israel had grown out of a similar role he had previously held at Mount Hor (see also Numbers 12:1-2; Deuteronomy 33:2; Judges 5:4-5), where he was eventually buried.

DEU 2:1–2:9 ©

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