and Esausaidto Jacob,"Pleaselet me havea swallowof that redstuffthere, for I am famished."Thereforehis namewas calledEdom.
When Jacobhad cookedstew,Esaucamein from the fieldand he was famished;
But Jacobsaid,"Firstsellme your birthright."
Then Jacobsentmessengersbeforehim to his brotherEsauin the landof Seir,the countryof Edom.
He also commandedthem saying,"Thusyou shall sayto my lordEsau:'Thussaysyour servantJacob,"I have sojournedwith Laban,and stayeduntilnow;
Now theseare [the records of] the generationsof Esau(that is, Edom).
Theseare the sonsof Esau(that is, Edom),and theseare their chiefs.
chiefMagdiel,chiefIram.Theseare the chiefsof Edom(that is, Esau,the fatherof the Edomites),according to their habitationsin the landof their possession.
So Esaulivedin the hillcountryof Seir;Esauis Edom.
Thesethen are [the records of] the generationsof Esauthe fatherof the Edomitesin the hillcountryof Seir.
In his daysEdomrevoltedfrom underthe handof Judah,and madea kingoverthemselves.
"Thenthe chiefsof Edomwere dismayed;The leadersof Moab,tremblinggripsthem; Allthe inhabitantsof Canaanhave meltedaway.
Concerning Edom.Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Is therenolongeranywisdomin Teman?Has good counselbeenlostto the prudent?Has their wisdomdecayed?
The visionof Obadiah.Thussaysthe LordGODconcerning Edom--We have hearda reportfrom the LORD,And an envoyhas been sentamong the nations[saying], "Ariseand let us goagainsther for battle"--
"You shall not detestan Edomite,for he is your brother;you shall not detestan Egyptian,becauseyou were an alienin his land.
