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Edom thus refused to allow Israel to pass through its territories, and Israel had to go around [the area].
Vayema'en Edom neton et-Yisra'el avor bigvulo vayet Yisra'el me'alav. |
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Fifth Reading Third Reading
Moving on from Kadesh, the entire Israelite community came to Hor Mountain.
Vayis'u miKadesh vayavo'u veney-Yisra'el kol-ha'edah Hor hahar. |
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Commentary:
had to go around the area
Since God had told the Israelites not to fight with Edom (Deuteronomy 2:5; BeMidbar Rabbah).
| Hor Mountain
Some identify this with Jebel Nebi Harun, 50 miles south of the Dead Sea, and just south of Petra in an area known as Acre (cf. Josephus, Antiquities 4:5:7). It is thus described as being on the border of Edom (Numbers 21:4, 33:37). Others identify it with Jebel Madurah, north-west of the Dead Sea, or Jebel Akkar (cf. Josephus). Hor HaHar can also be translated 'mountain of the mountain,' and some say that it was a mountain with a protrusion (like a second mountain) on top of it (BeMidbar Rabbah 19:16; Rashi). Some sources translate it as Mt. Umanos (Targum Yonathan), which may be identified with Amanah, a mountain to the north of the Holy Land (cf. Song of Songs 4:8; Shevi'ith 6:1). See Deuteronomy 10:6.
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