Genesis 36:1

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Genesis 36:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).

2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

3 and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

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Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Genesis 25:24

When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

Genesis 25:25

The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.

Genesis 25:26

After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

Genesis 25:28

Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 25:29

One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

Genesis 25:30

He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

Genesis 25:31

“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

Genesis 25:32

“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

Genesis 25:33

“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 27:35

But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

Genesis 27:36

So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”

Genesis 27:37

But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”

Genesis 27:38

Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.

Genesis 27:39

His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.

Genesis 27:40

You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

Genesis 27:41

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 32:3

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Genesis 32:4

He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

Genesis 32:5

I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”

Genesis 32:7

In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.

Numbers 20:14

From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,

Numbers 20:15

how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,

Numbers 20:16

and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.

Numbers 20:17

Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”

Numbers 20:18

But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

Numbers 20:19

“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”

Numbers 20:20

But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.

Numbers 20:21

So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.

Deuteronomy 23:7

Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

1 Chronicles 1:35

The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”

Ezekiel 25:12

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,