we turned: Deuteronomy 1:40, Numbers 14:25 we compassed: Deuteronomy 1:2, Numbers 21:4, Judges 11:18 Reciprocal: Genesis 33:14 - unto Seir Numbers 20:17 - General Joshua 11:17 - that goeth Joshua 12:7 - Seir read more
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.Mount Seir — The mountainous country of Seir or Edom.Many days — Even for thirty eight years. read more
FROM KADESH TO THE TERRITORY OF THE AMORITES, Deuteronomy 2:1-23. 1. The way of the Red Sea The way to the Red Sea that is, the AElanitic Gulf, now called the Gulf of Akabah. As the Lord spake Comp. Numbers 14:25. Compassed Mount Seir many days This refers to the long years of wandering, of which, in the narrative, we have so few details. read more
DISCOURSES BY MOSES. First Discourse, Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 4:40. Addressing the people, with the Promised Land in their sight, Moses reviews the events that have occurred in their march from Horeb to the plains of Moab. He reminds them how God had fulfilled his promises, and how they had sinned, and by their unbelief and rebellion had been kept from entering into the promised possession; and he admonishes them not to forfeit by new transgressions the land they are destined to conquer. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:1
Deu 2:1 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. Ver. 1. Then we turned, ] viz., When we had bought our wit, and had paid for our learning, by our late discomfiture. read more