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Genesis 36:31

EsauIsraelEdom

29 These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:

32 Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

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BSB
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
KJV
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
WEB
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.
ASV
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
DARBY
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before there reigned a king over the children of Israel.
BLB
And these [are] the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the sons of Israel:
ÅB
Og dette var de konger som regjerte i Edom-landet før det regjerte noen konge over Israels barn:
OTB
Dette var kongene som regjerte i Edoms land før noen konge regjerte over israelittene.
B1930
Og dette var de konger som regjerte i Edom-landet før det regjerte nogen konge over Israels barn:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 17:6

    I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

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  • Genesis 17:16

    And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 1:43–50

    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

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  • Numbers 24:17–18

    I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.

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  • Numbers 20:14

    From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,

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  • Deuteronomy 17:14–20

    When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”

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  • Deuteronomy 33:5

    So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.

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  • Genesis 25:23

    and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

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