Numbers 20:17-21

Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king’s road, not turning to the right or left, until we pass through your territory.’ ”

Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you.”

Again, the sons of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the road, and if I and my livestock do drink any of your water, then I will pay its price. Let me only pass through on my feet, nothing more.”

But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and a strong hand.

So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; then Israel turned away from him.