Deuteronomy 2:1

The Journey from Kadesh Barnea to Moab

2:1 Then we turned and set out toward the desert land on the way to the Red Sea 1  just as the Lord told me to do, detouring around Mount Seir for a long time.

Deuteronomy 2:5

2:5 Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir 2  as an inheritance for Esau.

Deuteronomy 32:49

32:49 “Go up to this Abarim 3  hill country, to Mount Nebo (which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho 4 ) and look at the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.

Deuteronomy 34:1

The Death of Moses

34:1 Then Moses ascended from the deserts of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. 5  The Lord showed him the whole land – Gilead to Dan,

1 tn Heb “Reed Sea.” See note on the term “Red Sea” in Deut 1:40.

2 sn Mount Seir is synonymous with Edom.

3 sn Abarim. This refers to the high plateau region of the Transjordan, the highest elevation of which is Mount Pisgah (or Nebo; cf. Deut 34:1). See also the note on the name “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.

4 map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

5 sn For the geography involved, see note on the term “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.

map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.