Numbers 20:18-21 records Edom's refusal to let Israel pass — the immediate cause for the detour and the people's growing impatience.

Numbers 20:22 records the journey to Mount Hor; Numbers 21:4 picks up from there, continuing the travel itinerary.

Numbers 20:23 places Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, the departure point mentioned in Numbers 21:4.

Numbers 20:27 describes the ascent to Mount Hor, which is the mountain Israel departs from in Numbers 21:4.

Numbers 33:41 lists the same journey from Mount Hor to Zalmonah, confirming the route begun in Numbers 21:4.

Numbers 14:25 uses the same 'route to the Red Sea' command, linking Israel's detour around Edom to earlier divine directive after rebellion.

Numbers 33:37 records the camp at Mount Hor, the starting point for the detour around Edom described here.

Deuteronomy 2:1 gives a parallel account of the same journey around Edom, emphasizing the long circuit through the wilderness.

Judges 11:18 references the same journey around Edom and Moab in Jephthah's historical summary, confirming the route taken.

Deuteronomy 1:40 repeats the 'route to the Red Sea' directive, echoing the same wilderness detour commanded after the spy incident.

Deuteronomy 2:5-8 retells this detour, adding that God forbade provoking Edom and that Edom provided food and water — a more positive account.