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
"Look! I [am] going to send my messenger, and he will prepare [the] way {before me}. And the Lord whom you [are] seeking will come suddenly to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, [in] whom you [are] taking pleasure--look!--[he is] about to come," says Yahweh of hosts.
Luke 9:52
And he sent messengers before {him}, and they went [and] entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.
Luke 14:31
Or what king, going out to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first [and] deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand.
Edom
Genesis 25:30
And Esau said to Jacob, "Give me {some of that red stuff} to gulp down, for I am exhausted!" (Therefore his name was called Edom).
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Genesis 36:1
Now these [are] the descendants of Esau (that [is], Edom).