Verse 4
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
Referenced Verses
- Deut 2:5 : 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.
- Gen 36:8 : 8 So Esau(also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.
- Gen 25:24-26 : 24 When the time came for Rebekah to give birth, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out reddish all over, like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau. 26 When his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau’s heel, they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
- Acts 7:15 : 15 So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there, along with our ancestors,
- Ps 105:23 : 23 Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
- Gen 32:3 : 3 Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.
- Gen 46:1-7 : 1 The Family of Jacob goes to Egypt So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said,“Jacob, Jacob!” He replied,“Here I am!” 3 He said,“I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4 I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. Joseph will close your eyes.” 5 Then Jacob started out from Beer Sheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little children, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent along to transport him. 6 Jacob and all his descendants took their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they went to Egypt. 7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters– all his descendants.