Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Esau » Called edom
What follows is the account of Esau (also known as Edom).
So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Seir
and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.
So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.
Mountains » Often inhabited
At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country -- from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua annihilated them and their cities.
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So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.
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 on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.
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Instruct these people as follows: 'You are about to cross the border of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who inhabit Seir. They will be afraid of you, so watch yourselves carefully. Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir as an inheritance for Esau.
Previously the Horites lived in Seir but the descendants of Esau dispossessed and destroyed them and settled in their place, just as Israel did to the land it came to possess, the land the Lord gave them.)
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Edom will be a possession, Seir, his enemies, will also be a possession; but Israel will act valiantly.
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This is exactly what he did for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir when he destroyed the Horites before them so that they could dispossess them and settle in their area to this very day.
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Let my lord go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the herds and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir."
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So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.
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So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir. This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.