Genesis 36:6
in Genesis 36Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.
KJV
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.
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This verse in Genesis 36
Commentary
4 notes on this verseEsau took his wives, etc. - So it appears that Esau and Jacob dwelt together in Canaan, whither the former removed from Seir, probably soon after the return of Jacob. That they were on the most friendly footing this sufficiently proves; and Esau shows the same dignified conduct as on other occasions, in leaving Canaan to Jacob, and returning again to Mount Seir; certainly a much less fruitful region than that which he now in behalf of his brother voluntarily abandoned.
This site's exposition
he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob
on Genesis 36:6-8
Esau takes his wives and sons and daughters, his household and his livestock, and moves away from his brother Jacob. The reason given is possessions too great for dwelling together, the words used of Abram and Lot at Genesis 13:6. He settled in the area of Mount Seir. Deuteronomy 23:7 tells Israel not to despise an Edomite, for he is a brother.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
Let us, then, learn from the passage before us, to see, by the eyes of faith, both in accidental circumstances (as they are called) and in the evil desires of men, that secret providence of God, which directs all events to a result predetermined by himself.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters,....
The words behind it
30 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֣ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| עֵשָׂ֡ו | ʾesav | Esau | H6215 → | 97 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נָ֠שָׁיו | nashav | wives his | H802 → | 781 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בָּנָ֣יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנֹתָיו֮ | benotav | daughters his | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נַפְשׁ֣וֹת | nafshot | [the] people of | H5315 → | 754 times |
| בֵּיתוֹ֒ | beito | household his | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִקְנֵ֣הוּ | miknehu | livestock his | H4735 → | 76 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּהֶמְתּ֗וֹ | behemto | animal[s] his | H929 → | 190 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| קִנְיָנ֔וֹ | kinyano | possession[s] his | H7075 → | 10 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| רָכַ֖שׁ | rakhash | he had accumulated | H7408 → | 5 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כְּנָ֑עַן | kenaan | Canaan | H3667 → | 94 times |
| וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶ֔רֶץ | ʾeretz | a land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֖י | mipenei | [away] from before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יַעֲקֹ֥ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| אָחִֽיו׃ | ʾachiv | brother his | H251 → | 630 times |
וַיִּקַּ֣חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
עֵשָׂ֡וEsau
ʾesavH6215 →97 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נָ֠שָׁיוwives his
nashavH802 →781 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בָּנָ֣יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּנֹתָיו֮daughters his
benotavH1323 →588 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
נַפְשׁ֣וֹת[the] people of
nafshotH5315 →754 times
בֵּיתוֹ֒household his
beitoH1004 →2046 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִקְנֵ֣הוּlivestock his
miknehuH4735 →76 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בְּהֶמְתּ֗וֹanimal[s] his
behemtoH929 →190 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
קִנְיָנ֔וֹpossession[s] his
kinyanoH7075 →10 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
רָכַ֖שׁhe had accumulated
rakhashH7408 →5 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
כְּנָ֑עַןCanaan
kenaanH3667 →94 times
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֶ֔רֶץa land
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
מִפְּנֵ֖י[away] from before
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
יַעֲקֹ֥בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
אָחִֽיו׃brother his
ʾachivH251 →630 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 17:8And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
it leads to
- Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- Psalms 105:11
“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
- Exodus 6:7
I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of…
- Genesis 12:7
Through
Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the…
it leads to
- Romans 9:10–13
Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
- Genesis 27:40
You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
- Genesis 27:29
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
- 2 Samuel 8:14
He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- Romans 9:10–13
About Genesis
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsEsauIsaac's elder son who despised his birthright (Heb 12:16); father of Edom, Israel's perennial neighbor and adversary.
- PersonPatriarchsJacobThe heel-grasping supplanter reshaped at Peniel into 'Israel, he who strives with God' — father of the twelve tribes.
- PlaceThe LevantCanaanThe land God promised to Abraham's seed, walked and marked with altars by the patriarchs and possessed under Joshua four centuries…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.