Joshua 24:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Genesis 32:3

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

Genesis 36:8

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

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.

Psalm 105:23

Jacob and his family came and settled in Egypt as foreigners.

Psalm 127:3

Children are a blessing and a gift from the LORD.

Acts 7:15

His father went to Egypt and died there, just as our ancestors did.

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.