# General Information: Moses continues reminding the people of Israel what the previous generation of Israelites did. # Then we turned and took our journey "Then we turned around and went" # we went around Mount Seir for many days Possible meanings are 1) the Israelites traveled around the mountain called Seir for a very long time or 2) the Israelites wandered in a region called Mount Seir for a very long time. # Mount Seir This is a mountainous area south of the Dead Sea. The area is also called "Edom." See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 1:2](../01/01.md) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]]) # many days Some languages translate this as "many nights." # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/redsea]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]