they are told that they will be passing through the land of the Edomites, who are seen as descendants of Esau. God warns the Children of Israel not to provoke them, as God will not give them their ...

8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? 9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every ...