Deuteronomy 2:1

Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 1:40 records God's command to turn back — the very order obeyed in 2:1.

Deuteronomy 1:2 notes the road to Mount Seir — the same region Israel now circles in 2:1.

Numbers 14:25 gives the parallel command to turn back from Kadesh, which 2:1 fulfills.

Judges 11:18 recounts Israel skirting Edom and Moab — the same journey as the circuit around Seir here.

Numbers 20:17 records Israel's request to pass through Edom, whose refusal led to the circling of Mount Seir described here.

Numbers 21:4 describes another detour around Edom — reflecting the pattern of wandering seen in 2:1.