The sons of Israel wandered through the wilderness for some 38 years, even though Kadesh - barnea was only “eleven days from Horeb [the mountainous region around Mount Sinai where the Ten Commandments were given] by the way of Mount Seir. ”
فاصلهٔ قادِش‌بَرنیع تا حوریب (‏ منظور از حوریب منطقهٔ کوهستانی اطراف کوه سینا یعنی محل نازل شدن ده فرمان است )‏ از طریق کوه سَعیر فقط یازده روز بود .‏