Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



You traveled around this mountain long enough. Now go north. Give these instructions to the people: You will pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. Do not start a fight with them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not so much as one foot. I gave Esau's descendants the region of Mount Seir as their property. read more.
You must pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in Seir, the country of Edom. Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessenger

Give these instructions to the people: You will pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. Do not start a fight with them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not so much as one foot. I gave Esau's descendants the region of Mount Seir as their property.

Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau chased them out. They destroyed their nation and settled there themselves. This is similar to the Israelites who later chased their enemies out of the land that Jehovah gave them. Verse ConceptsGod Gave The Land

Give these instructions to the people: You will pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. Do not start a fight with them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not so much as one foot. I gave Esau's descendants the region of Mount Seir as their property. You must pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.

You can see that the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Edom are attacking us! Those are the nations you would not let our ancestors invade on their way from Egypt. Consequently these nations were not destroyed.

Give these instructions to the people: You will pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. Verse ConceptsFearing Other People

You must pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink. Verse ConceptsBuying FoodMoney Blessings

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in Seir, the country of Edom. Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessenger

Give these instructions to the people: You will pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. Do not start a fight with them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not so much as one foot. I gave Esau's descendants the region of Mount Seir as their property.

Give these instructions to the people: You will pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. Verse ConceptsFearing Other People

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in Seir, the country of Edom. Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessenger

Give these instructions to the people: You will pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. Do not start a fight with them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not so much as one foot. I gave Esau's descendants the region of Mount Seir as their property.

Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau chased them out. They destroyed their nation and settled there themselves. This is similar to the Israelites who later chased their enemies out of the land that Jehovah gave them. Verse ConceptsGod Gave The Land

Edom shall be a possession. Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession. This while Israel performs valiantly. Verse ConceptsPeople Overcoming

Jehovah did the same thing for the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, who live in the mountains of Edom. He destroyed the Horites. That allowed the Edomites to take over their land and settled there, where they still live. Verse ConceptsWhere People Live To This Day

Please let my lord pass on before his servant. I will proceed at my leisure, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at Seir. Verse ConceptsSlownessPeople Going Before

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

So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom. This is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.