Then 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.
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Interpretation
Only a short account of the long stay of Israel in the wilderness is given. God not only chastised them for their murmuring and unbelief, but prepared them for Canaan; by humbling them for sin, teaching them to mortify their lusts, to follow God, and to comfort themselves in him.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 2:1-5.
Glossary
- Mount Seir Place
- Biblical mountain range. Modern identification: Jebel esh Shera.
- Way of the Red Sea Place
- Biblical road. Modern identification: road between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.