Numbers 20:13-24

13Those were the waters of 12Meribah, 3because the sons of Israel contended with the Lord, and He proved Himself holy among them.

14From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to 4the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You 5know all the hardship that has befallen us; 15that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. 16But 6when we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice and sent 7an angel and brought us out from Egypt; now behold, we are at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory. 17Please 8let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king’s highway, not turning to the right or left, until we pass through your territory.’”

189Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through 10us, or I will come out with the sword against you.” 19Again, the sons of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, and if I and 11my livestock do drink any of your water, 12then I will 13pay its price. Let me only pass through on my feet, 14nothing else.” 20But he said, “15You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy 16force and with a strong hand. 2117Thus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; 18so Israel turned away from him.

22Now when they set out from 19Kadesh, the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor. 23Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron at 20Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying, 24“Aaron will be 21gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because 22you rebelled against My 23command at the waters of Meribah.