Genesis 32:3

New English Translation

Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.

Cross References

Genesis 14:6

and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.

Genesis 25:30

So Esau said to Jacob, “Feed me some of the red stuff – yes, this red stuff – because I’m starving!” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

Genesis 32:11

Rescue me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, as well as the mothers with their children.

Genesis 32:7

Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.

Genesis 33:14

Let my lord go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the herds and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

Genesis 33:16

So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.

2 Samuel 2:8

Now Abner son of Ner, the general in command of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth and had brought him to Mahanaim.

2 Kings 6:17

Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he can see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

1 Chronicles 12:23

The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the Lord’s decree:

Song of Solomon 7:1

(7:2) How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O nobleman’s daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a master craftsman.

Isaiah 21:11

Here is a message about Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”

Jeremiah 49:7

The Lord who rules over all spoke about Edom. “Is wisdom no longer to be found in Teman? Can Edom’s counselors not give her any good advice? Has all of their wisdom turned bad?

Malachi 3:1

“I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Numbers 24:18

Edom will be a possession, Seir, his enemies, will also be a possession; but Israel will act valiantly.

Luke 9:52

He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,

Deuteronomy 1:2

Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by way of Mount Seir.

Deuteronomy 2:22

This is exactly what he did for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir when he destroyed the Horites before them so that they could dispossess them and settle in their area to this very day.

Deuteronomy 2:5

Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir as an inheritance for Esau.

Joshua 13:30

Their territory started at Mahanaim and encompassed all Bashan, the whole realm of King Og of Bashan, including all sixty cities in Havvoth Jair in Bashan.

Joshua 24:4

and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.