Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin » Orders given respecting edom
'You've been traveling around this hill country long enough; turn north. Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. Don't fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as [his] possession. read more.
You may purchase food from them with silver, so that you may eat, and buy water from them to drink.
You may purchase food from them with silver, so that you may eat, and buy water from them to drink.
Edomites » Land of
Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Verse Concepts
Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. Don't fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as [his] possession.
The Horites had previously lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out, destroying them completely and settling in their place, just as Israel did in the land of its possession the Lord gave them.
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Edomites » Protected by divine command from desolation by the israelites
Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. Don't fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as [his] possession. You may purchase food from them with silver, so that you may eat, and buy water from them to drink.
Edomites, the » Dwelt in mount seir
Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Verse Concepts
Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. Don't fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as [his] possession.
Edomites, the » Country of » Specially given to them
Don’t fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession.
Verse Concepts
Esau » His name used to denote his descendants and their country
residents of Dedan,
for I will bring Esau’s calamity on him
at the time I punish him.
Don’t fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession.
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I will uncover his secret places.
He will try to hide himself, but he will be unable.
His descendants will be destroyed
along with his relatives and neighbors.
He will exist no longer.
his hidden treasures searched out!
Mountains » Names of » Seir
Don’t fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession.
Verse Concepts
“Son of man, turn your face toward Mount Seir and prophesy against it.
and the Horites in the mountains of Seir, as far as El-paran by the wilderness.
It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.
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Seir » A range of hills southwest of the dead sea » Later inhabited by the descendants of esau after they destroyed the horim people
Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Verse Concepts
Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. Don't fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as [his] possession.
The Horites had previously lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out, destroying them completely and settling in their place, just as Israel did in the land of its possession the Lord gave them.
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Seir
but Israel will be triumphant.
This was just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites before them; they drove them out and have lived in their place until now.
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Let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a pace suited to the livestock and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”
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That day Esau started on his way back to Seir,
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So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir. These are the family records of Esau, father of the Edomites in the mountains of Seir.