Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Esau » Called edom
Now these are the records of the descendants of Esau, (that is, Edom).
So Esau lived in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom.
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Seir
and the Horites in their mountainous country of Seir, as far as El-paran, which is on the border of the wilderness.
So Esau lived in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom.
Mountains » Often inhabited
Then Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab and from all the hill country of Judah and all the hill country of Israel. Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
Verse Concepts
So Esau lived in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom.
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 ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Verse Concepts
And command the Israelites, You are to pass through the territory of your kinsmen the sons of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So watch yourselves carefully. Do not provoke or stir them up, for I will not give you of their land, no, not enough for the sole of your foot to tread on, for I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
The Horites also used to live in Seir, but the sons of Esau dispossessed them. They destroyed them from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land which the Lord gave them as their possession.)
Verse Concepts
“Edom shall be [taken as] a possession,
[Mount] Seir, Israel’s enemies, also will be a possession,
While Israel performs valiantly.
just as He did for the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; and the sons of Esau (the Edomites) dispossessed them and settled in their place [and remain there] even to this day.
Verse Concepts
Please let my lord go on ahead of his servant, and I will move on slowly, governed by the pace of the livestock that are in front of me and according to the endurance of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir [in Edom].”
Verse Concepts
So Esau turned back [toward the south] that day on his way to Seir.
Verse Concepts
So Esau dwelt in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom. And this is the history of the descendants of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.