Numbers 20:18-23
18
But Edom answered:
“You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.”
19
The Israelites replied:
“We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through on foot—nothing else.”
20
Again they answered:
“You may not pass through.”
Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army.
21 Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.
22
The Death of Aaron
The whole Israelite community set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.
23 At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,