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.
Then we turned around and traveled into the wilderness toward the Red Sea, just as the LORD had told me to do. We wandered around the hill country of Mount Seir for many days.
The writer is describing how the Israelites obeyed God's direction to turn back into the wilderness and spent a long time traveling around Mount Seir.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Moses recounting Israel's 40-year journey in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. The Israelites had been refused passage through Edom (the descendants of Esau who lived in Mount Seir), so God directed them to take a longer route around this mountainous region. This was part of their wandering period before entering the Promised Land.
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