Genesis 36:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Esau is the father of the people of Edom. These are the names of Esau’s family living in the hill country of Seir:

Cross References

Genesis 19:37

The older daughter gave birth to a son. She named him Moab. Moab is the ancestor of all the Moabites living today.

Genesis 32:3

Jacob’s brother Esau was living in the area called Seir in the hill country of Edom. Jacob sent messengers to Esau.

Genesis 36:10

Esau and Adah’s son was Eliphaz. Esau and Basemath’s son was Reuel.

1 Chronicles 4:42

Five hundred people from the tribe of Simeon went to the hill country of Seir. Ishi’s sons led these men. The sons were Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel. The Simeonite men fought against the people living in that place.

Genesis 32:4

He told them, “Tell this to my master Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says, I have lived with Laban all these years.

Deuteronomy 2:5

Don’t fight them. I will not give you any of their land—not even a foot of it, because I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau to keep as his own.

Joshua 24:4

And I gave Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau. To Esau, I gave the land around the mountains of Seir. Jacob and his sons did not live there. They went to live in the land of Egypt.

Obadiah 1:1

This is the vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom: We heard a report from the Lord. A messenger was sent to the nations. He said, “Let’s go fight against Edom.”