Numbers 20:12-14

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¹²And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” ¹³These are the waters of Mer′ibah,^[a] where the people of Israel contended with the Lord, and he showed himself holy among them.

Passage through Edom Refused

¹⁴Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the adversity that has befallen us:

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Numbers 20:13 That is Contention

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