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Genesis 36:43

EsauIramMagdielEdom

41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
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BSB
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
KJV
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.
WEB
chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
ASV
chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
DARBY
chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling-places in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of Edom.
BLB
Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These [are] the chiefs of Edom according to their settlements in the land of their possession. He [is] Esau, the father of Edom.
ÅB
stammefyrsten Magdiel, stammefyrsten Iram; dette var Edoms stammefyrster etter sine bosteder i sitt eiendomsland. Dette var Esaus, edomittenes fars etterkommere.
OTB
høvding Magdiel og høvding Iram. Dette var høvdingene av Edom, etter deres bosetninger i landet de okkuperte. Dette er slektshistorien til Esau, far til edomittene.
B1930
stammefyrsten Magdiel, stammefyrsten Iram; dette var Edoms stammefyrster efter sine bosteder i sitt eiendomsland. Dette var Esaus, edomittenes fars ætt.

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  • Genesis 45:8

    Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

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  • 1 Chronicles 4:14

    Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

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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 2:5

    Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.

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  • Genesis 36:15

    These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

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  • Genesis 36:7–8

    For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

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  • Genesis 25:12

    This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

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  • Genesis 25:30

    He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

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