Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin » Orders given respecting edom
'[Long] enough you have been skirting this mountain; turn yourselves north, 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. read more.
You shall buy food from them so that you may eat; and also you shall purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.
You shall buy food from them so that you may eat; and also you shall purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.
Edomites » Land of
Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the territory of Edom.
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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.)
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Edomites » Protected by divine command from desolation by the israelites
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. You shall buy food from them so that you may eat; and also you shall purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.
Edomites, the » Dwelt in mount seir
Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the territory of Edom.
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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.
Edomites, the » Country of » Specially given to them
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.
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Esau » His name used to denote his descendants and their country
Flee! Turn back! {Get down low}! O inhabitants of Dedan. For I will bring upon him the disaster of Esau [at the] time [when] I will punish him.
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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.
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But I have stripped Esau bare. I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to hide himself. His offspring are devastated, {along with} his brothers, and his neighbors, and {he is no more}.
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How Esau has been pillaged; his treasures have been ransacked!
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Mountains » Names of » Seir
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.
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"Son of man, set your face against the mountain of Seir and prophesy against it,
And the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is at the wilderness.
It is [a journey of] {eleven days} from Herob {by the way of Mount Seir} up to Kadesh Barnea.
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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
Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the territory of Edom.
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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.)
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Edom will be a captive; Seir, its enemies, will be a captive, and Israel [will be] acting {courageously}.
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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.
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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."
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So Esau turned that day on his way to Seir.
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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.