10. The Emites used to live there. These people were as strong, as numerous, and as tall as the people of Anak.
11. They were thought to be Rephaim, like the people of Anak, but the Moabites called them Emites.
12. The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau claimed their land, wiped them out, and took their place, as Israel did in the land that the Lord gave them.
13. Then the Lord said, “Now cross the Zered River.”So we crossed the Zered River.
14. Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered River. During that time all our soldiers from that generation died, as the Lord had sworn they would.
15. In fact, it was the Lord himself who got rid of all of them until none were left in the camp.
16. When the last of these soldiers had died,
17. the Lord said to me,
18. “Today you are going to pass by the border of Moab at Ar.