Numbers 20:14 meaning and explanation

From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,

Numbers 20:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses, camped at Kadesh after Miriam's death and the water crisis at Meribah, sends envoys to the king of Edom. Calling Israel "your brother" recalls Esau, Edom's ancestor and Jacob's twin, so the appeal rests on kinship.

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