Deuteronomy 2:9-18

9The Lord said to me, “Don’t bother the people of Moab or start a war with them. I’m not giving you any of Ar as your property. I have given it to the descendants of Lot.”

10The Emites used to live there. These people were as strong, as numerous, and as tall as the people of Anak.

11They were thought to be Rephaim, like the people of Anak, but the Moabites called them Emites.

12The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau claimed their land, wiped them out, and took their place, as Israel did in the land that the Lord gave them.

13Then the Lord said, “Now cross the Zered River.” So we crossed the Zered River.

14Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered River. During that time all our soldiers from that generation died, as the Lord had sworn they would.

15In fact, it was the Lord himself who got rid of all of them until none were left in the camp.

16When the last of these soldiers had died,

17the Lord said to me,

18“Today you are going to pass by the border of Moab at Ar.