Genesis 36:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

That's why Esau made his home in the hill country of Seir.

Cross References

Genesis 14:6

They also defeated the Horites in the hill country of Edom, as far as El-Paran, near the desert.

Genesis 25:30

and said, “I'm starving to death! Give me some of that red stew at once!” That's how Esau got the name “Edom”.

Genesis 32:3

Jacob sent messengers on ahead to Esau, who lived in the land of Seir, also known as Edom.

Genesis 32:4

Jacob told them to say to Esau, “Master, I am your servant! I have lived with Laban all this time,

Genesis 36:1

Esau, also known as Edom, had many descendants.

Genesis 36:43

Magdiel, and Iram. These clans descended from Esau, who was known as Edom, the father of the Edomites. They took their names from the places where they settled.

Genesis 36:9

Esau lived in the hill country of Seir and was the ancestor of the Edomites. Esau had three wives: Adah, Basemath, and Oholibamah. Here is a list of his descendants: Esau and Adah had a son named Eliphaz, whose sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. Timna was the other wife of Esau's son Eliphaz, and she had a son named Amalek. Esau and Basemath had a son named Reuel, whose sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. Esau and Oholibamah had three sons: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

1 Chronicles 4:42

Some time later, five hundred men from the Simeon tribe went into Edom under the command of Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel the sons of Ishi.

2 Chronicles 20:10

You can see that the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Edom are attacking us! Those are the nations you would not let our ancestors invade on their way from Egypt, so these nations were not destroyed.

2 Chronicles 20:23

so that the Ammonite and Moabite troops attacked and completely destroyed those from Edom. Then they turned against each other and fought until the entire camp was wiped out!

Jeremiah 40:11

Earlier, when the Babylonians had invaded Judah, many of the Jews escaped to Moab, Ammon, Edom, and several other countries. But these Jews heard that the king of Babylonia had appointed Gedaliah as ruler of Judah, and that only a few people were left there. So the Jews in these other countries came back to Judah and helped with the grape and fruit harvest, which was especially large that year.

Obadiah 1:1

The LORD God gave Obadiah a message about Edom, and this is what we heard: “I, the LORD, have sent a messenger with orders for the nations to attack Edom.”

Obadiah 1:3

You live in a mountain fortress, because your pride makes you feel safe from attack, but you are mistaken.

Malachi 1:3

instead of Esau. And I turned Esau's hill country into a barren desert where jackals roam.

Deuteronomy 2:22

The LORD helped them as he had helped the Edomites, who killed many of the Horites in Seir and forced the rest to leave before settling there themselves.

Deuteronomy 2:4

And give the people these orders: “Be very careful, because you will soon go through the land that belongs to your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They are afraid of you,

Deuteronomy 2:5

but don't start a war with them. I have given them the hill country of Seir, so I won't give any of it to you, not even enough to set a foot on.

Joshua 24:4

Then I gave Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau. I let Esau live in the hill country of Mount Seir, but your ancestor Jacob and his children went to live in Egypt.

1 Samuel 14:47

When Saul became king, the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, the Philistines, and the Amalekites had all been robbing the Israelites. Saul fought back against these enemies and stopped them from robbing Israel. He was a brave commander and always won his battles.