Deu 1:2 | NETfull | STEP | Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by way of Mount Seir.

Deuteronomy 1:2

2 Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day journey ^{▼▼ An eleven-day journey was about 140 mi (233 km).} from Horeb ^{▼▼ Horeb is another name for Sinai. “Horeb” occurs 9 times in the Book of Deuteronomy and “Sinai” only once (33:2). “Sinai” occurs 13 times in the Book of Exodus and “Horeb” only 3 times.} to Kadesh Barnea ^{▼▼ Kadesh Barnea. Possibly this refers to ʿAin Qudeis, about 50 mi (80 km) southwest of Beer Sheba, but more likely to ʿAin Qudeirat, 5 mi (8 km) NW of ʿAin Qudeis. See R. Cohen, “Did I Excavate Kadesh-Barnea?” BAR 7 (1981): 20-33.} by way of Mount Seir. ^{▼▼ Mount Seir is synonymous with Edom. “By way of Mount Seir” refers to the route from Horeb that ended up in Edom Cf. CEV “by way of the Mount Seir Road”; TEV “by way of the hill country of Edom.”}