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then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Please let me pass through your land; but the king of Edom didn`t listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
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Commentators emphasize that Israel's actions were a model of respect for other nations. They humbly requested passage through Edom and Moab and, upon being refused, did not resort to force. Instead, as Jephthah recounts, they "abode in Kadesh," patiently waiting for God's direction rather than aggressively seizing what was not theirs.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Consult the marginal references. If the ark with the copy of the Law (Deuteronomy 31:26) was at Mizpeh, it would account for Jephthah’s…
19th Century
Anglican
Unto the king of Edom. —As narrated in Numbers 20:14 and following. Even if Jephthah had no written documents before him to which …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom The history of which may be read in (Numbers 20:14)
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