Genesis 36:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the people in his household, his livestock, his animals, and all his possessions which he had acquired in the land of Canaan and went to a land some distance away from Jacob his brother

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  • Gen 12:5 : 5 And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they left for the land of Canaan. They entered the land of Canaan.
  • Gen 13:6 : 6 But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.
  • Gen 13:11 : 11 Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other.
  • Gen 17:8 : 8 I will give the whole land of Canaan– the land where you are now residing– to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God.”
  • Gen 25:23 : 23 and the LORD said to her,“Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from within you. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
  • Gen 28:4 : 4 May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”
  • Gen 32:3 : 3 Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.
  • Ezek 27:13 : 13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your clients; they exchanged slaves and bronze items for your merchandise.
  • Rev 18:13 : 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, perfumed ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil and costly flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and four-wheeled carriages, slaves and human lives.

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  • Gen 36:1-2
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    1The Descendants of Esau What follows is the account of Esau(also known as Edom).

    2Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

  • Gen 36:7-10
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    7because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock.

    8So Esau(also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.

    9This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

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

  • Gen 28:8-9
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    8Then Esau realized that the Canaanite women were displeasing to his father Isaac.

    9So Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, along with the wives he already had.

  • Gen 28:5-6
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    5So Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

    6Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. As he blessed him, Isaac commanded him,“You must not marry a Canaanite woman.”

  • Gen 31:17-18
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    77%

    17So Jacob immediately put his children and his wives on the camels.

    18He took away all the livestock he had acquired in Paddan Aram and all his moveable property that he had accumulated. Then he set out toward the land of Canaan to return to his father Isaac.

  • Gen 36:5
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    5and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 46:6-7
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    6Jacob and all his descendants took their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they went to Egypt.

    7He brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters– all his descendants.

  • Gen 33:1
    74%

    1Jacob Meets Esau Jacob looked up and saw that Esau was coming along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

  • Gen 36:18
    74%

    18These were the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

  • Gen 33:16
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    16So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.

  • Gen 33:5
    73%

    5When Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, he asked,“Who are these people with you?” Jacob replied,“The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

  • 1 Chr 1:34
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    34Isaac’s Descendants Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:Esau and Israel.

  • Gen 27:30
    72%

    30Isaac had just finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, when his brother Esau returned from the hunt.