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Genesis 36:8

EsauSeir

6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

10 These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

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BSB
So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
KJV
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
WEB
Esau lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.
ASV
And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
DARBY
Thus Esau dwelt in mount Seir; Esau is Edom.
BLB
And Esau dwelt in the hill country of Seir (Esau is Edom).
ÅB
Så bosatte Esau seg i Se'ir-fjellene - Esau, det er den samme som Edom.
OTB
Så Esau bosatte seg i Seirs fjelland; Esau er Edom.
B1930
Så bosatte Esau sig i Se'ir-fjellene - Esau, det er den samme som Edom.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 32:3

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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  • Malachi 1:3

    And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

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  • Ezekiel 35:2–7

    Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

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  • Genesis 36:1

    Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

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  • Joshua 24:4

    And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:23

    For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

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  • 1 Chronicles 4:42

    And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

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  • Genesis 14:6

    And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

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