Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Edom
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Bible References
Sent
Malachi 3:1
“Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will prepare and clear the way before Me. And the Lord [the Messiah], whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.
Luke 9:52
He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went into a Samaritan village to make arrangements for Him;
Luke 14:31 Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one who is coming against him with twenty thousand?
Edom
Genesis 25:30
and Esau said to Jacob, “Please, let me have a quick swallow of that red stuff there, because I am exhausted and famished.” For that reason Esau was [also] called Edom (Red).
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Genesis 36:1
Now these are the records of the descendants of Esau, (that is, Edom).