‏ Ezra 1:4

‏ Esther 3:8

‏ Obadiah 14

14. stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his--Judah's.

that did escape--The Jews naturally fled by the crossways. (Maurer translates, "narrow mountain passes") well known to them, to escape to the desert, and through Edom to Egypt; but the Edomites stood ready to intercept the fugitives and either kill or "deliver them up" to the foe.

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