Now Jacoblivedin the landwherehis fatherhad sojourned,in the landof Canaan.
"I will giveto you and to your descendantsafteryou, the landof your sojournings,allthe landof Canaan,for an everlastingpossession;and I will be their God."
"I am a strangerand a sojourneramongyou; giveme a burialsiteamongyou that I may burymy deadout of my sight."
"May He also giveyou the blessingof Abraham,to you and to your descendantswith you, that you may possessthe landof your sojournings,whichGodgaveto Abraham."
chiefMagdiel,chiefIram.Theseare the chiefsof Edom(that is, Esau,the fatherof the Edomites),according to their habitationsin the landof their possession.
For their propertyhad becometoogreatfor them to livetogether,and the landwherethey sojournedcouldnot sustainthem becauseof their livestock.
