Aliya Summary: Moshe sends messengers to the King of Edom requesting
permission to pass through his land (which is south of Canaan) on the
way to the Promised Land. Despite Moshe's promises not to cause any harm
to the land whilst passing, Edom refuses the Jews passage. The Jews are
therefore forced to circumvent the land of Edom, and approach Canaan
from the east.
Not only did we ask permission to cross
their land, but we offered to pay for whatever we eat or drink (good
for the local economy), avoid any fields where our animals might graze,
and yet Edom still refused. Not only did they refuse, but they came at
us with their entire force, just to make sure we adhere to their
orders. Their actions hardly seem logical, unless you consider that
they were still bitter over the affairs that happened many years prior,
when Esav was "cheated" out of his blessing, and the Jews got it
instead. Rather than focusing on the fact that we were cousins, they
chose to be guided by their hate, much to their own detriment.
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