Genesis 36:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now these are the descendants of Esau, who is Edom.

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  • Gen 22:17 : 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;
  • Gen 25:24-34 : 24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. 27 And the boys grew; and Esau was a skilled hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a simple man, dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 And Jacob boiled stew, and Esau came from the field, and he was faint. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me your birthright as of this day. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die; and what profit shall this birthright be to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me as of this day; and he swore unto him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and rose up and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
  • Gen 27:35-41 : 35 And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing. 36 And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants; and with grain and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now for you, my son? 38 And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; 40 And by your sword you shall live, and shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass, when you shall have the dominion, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck. 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.
  • Gen 32:3-7 : 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall you speak to my lord Esau; Your servant Jacob says this, I have lived with Laban, and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight. 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men with him. 7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, herds, and camels, into two groups;
  • Num 20:14-21 : 14 Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, 15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers. 16 When we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us up out of Egypt; now here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your border. 17 Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink water from wells; we will go along the King's Highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territories." 18 But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword." 19 So the children of Israel said to him, "We will go by the highway, and if I or my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it; let me only pass through on foot, without doing anything else." 20 Then he said, "You shall not pass through." So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong army. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.
  • Deut 23:7 : 7 You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land.
  • 1 Chr 1:35 : 35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
  • Isa 63:1 : 1 Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? This one who is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength? It is I, who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
  • Ezek 25:12 : 12 Thus says the Lord GOD; Because Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

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  • Gen 36:8-21
    14 verses
    92%

    8 Thus Esau dwelt in the mountain of Seir. Esau is Edom.

    9 These are the descendants of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the mountain of Seir:

    10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah, the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

    11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

    12 And Timna was a concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz: these are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.

    13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

    14 These are the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bore to Esau Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

    15 These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

    16 Chief Korah, chief Gatam, and chief Amalek: these are the chiefs that came from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.

    17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs that came from Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

    18 These are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jaalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs that came from Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

    19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their chiefs.

    20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

    21 And Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan: these are the chiefs of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

  • Gen 36:40-43
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    40 These are the names of the chiefs that came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,

    41 Chief Aholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

    42 Chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

    43 Chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land of their possession: Esau is the father of the Edomites.

  • 1 Chr 1:34-36
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    80%

    34 Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

    35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

    36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

  • Gen 36:4-6
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    78%

    4 And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau; and Basemath bore Reuel;

    5 And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

    6 And Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the persons of his house, and his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had obtained in the land of Canaan; and he went into another land away from his brother Jacob.

  • Gen 36:2
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    2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

  • 1 Chr 1:52-54
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    74%

    52 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

    53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

    54 Chief Magdiel, Chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

  • Gen 36:30-31
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    30 Chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan: these are the chiefs that came from the Horites, among their chiefs in the land of Seir.

    31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel.

  • Gen 25:25-26
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    73%

    25 And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

    26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

  • Gen 25:19
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    19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begot Isaac.

  • Gen 28:8
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    8 And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac his father;

  • Gen 25:30
    72%

    30 And Esau said to Jacob, Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom.

  • Gen 33:16
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    16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

  • Gen 32:3
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    3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

  • 1 Chr 1:28
    71%

    28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

  • Matt 1:2
    70%

    2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;