Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin » Orders given respecting edom
'You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north, and command the people, saying, "You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful; do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. read more.
"You shall buy food from them with money so that you may eat, and you shall also purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.
"You shall buy food from them with money so that you may eat, and you shall also purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.
Edomites » Land of
Then Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
and command the people, saying, "You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful; do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
Edomites » Protected by divine command from desolation by the israelites
and command the people, saying, "You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful; do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. "You shall buy food from them with money so that you may eat, and you shall also purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.
Edomites, the » Dwelt in mount seir
Then Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
and command the people, saying, "You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful; do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
Edomites, the » Country of » Specially given to them
do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
Esau » His name used to denote his descendants and their country
O inhabitants of
For I
At the time I
do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
I have uncovered his hiding places
So that he will not be able to conceal himself;
His
And his neighbors, and
Mountains » Names of » Seir
do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
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 his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
and command the people, saying, "You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful; do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as 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; they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day.
Please let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will proceed at my leisure, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”
So Esau lived in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom. These then are the records of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.