Jacob/Hobab
© Charles Chandler30 But he said to him, "I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred."14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met: 15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. And the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers. 16 And when we cried to the Lord, he heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. 17 Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, or drink water from a well. We will go along the King's Highway. We will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory."Jacob is not mentioned between Numbers 10:30 and Numbers 20:14, so it's possible that he returned to his homeland, to fetch his wives & children from Mitanni, as described in Genesis 32.