Deuteronomy 2:1-4

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

2At this point the Lord said to me,

3“You have circled around this mountain long enough; now turn north.

4Instruct these people as follows: ‘You are about to cross the border of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who inhabit Seir. They will be afraid of you, so watch yourselves carefully.