Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the territory of Edom. Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessenger

and instruct the people, {saying}, "You [are] about to cross [through] the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who are living in Seir; they will be afraid of you, and [so] be very careful. Do not get involved in battle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even {a foot's breadth} [of it]; since I have given Mount Seir [as] a possession for Esau.

The Horites previously lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them {from among themselves}, as Israel did with respect to the land of their possession that Yahweh gave to them.) Verse ConceptsGod Gave The Land

Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the territory of Edom. Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessenger

and instruct the people, {saying}, "You [are] about to cross [through] the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who are living in Seir; they will be afraid of you, and [so] be very careful. Do not get involved in battle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even {a foot's breadth} [of it]; since I have given Mount Seir [as] a possession for Esau.

The Horites previously lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them {from among themselves}, as Israel did with respect to the land of their possession that Yahweh gave to them.) Verse ConceptsGod Gave The Land

Edom will be a captive; Seir, its enemies, will be a captive, and Israel [will be] acting {courageously}. Verse ConceptsPeople Overcoming

just as he did for the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from {before them} and dispossessed them, and [then] they settled in their place up to this day. Verse ConceptsWhere People Live To This Day

Let my lord pass on before his servant and I will move along slowly at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me, and at the pace of the children until I come to my lord in Seir." Verse ConceptsSlownessPeople Going Before

So Esau turned that day on his way to Seir. Verse ConceptsIndividuals going homefriendliness

So Esau dwelled in the hill country of Seir (Esau, that [is] Edom). Now these [are] the descendants of Esau, the father of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.

The Horites previously lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them {from among themselves}, as Israel did with respect to the land of their possession that Yahweh gave to them.) Verse ConceptsGod Gave The Land

And the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is at the wilderness.

These [are] the sons of Seir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These [are] the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. And Lotan's sister [was] Timna. read more.
Now these [are] the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. Now these [are] the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah--he [is] Anah who found the hot springs in the desert while he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon his father. Now these [are] the sons of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. Now these [are] the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. These [are] the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. These [are] the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. These [are] the chiefs of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These [are] the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.