Genesis 36:8
in Genesis 36So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
KJV
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
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This verse in Genesis 36
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis 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 to Mount Seir. The reason given is possessions too great for dwelling together, the words used of Abram and Lot at Genesis 13:6. Deuteronomy 23:7 tells Israel to treat an Edomite as a brother.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Thus dwelt Esau in Mount Seir,.... Before he is said to be in the land of Seir, Gen 32:3; now to dwell in a mount of that name; from which driving the Horites, he seized upon and dwelt in it; it had not its name from his own rough, shaggy hair, as Josephus says (r), much less from the satyrs, and hairy demons that frequented it, as R.
It is only the pedigree of the Israelites, who were to be the heirs of Canaan, and of whom were to come the promised seed, and the holy seed, that is drawn out to any length, as far as there was occasion for it, even of all the tribes till Canaan was divided among them, and of the royal line till Christ came.
God in his providence often disappoints those who take indirect courses to build up a family; yet here the promise prevailed, and Esau's family was built up. Concerning his removal to mount Seir, which was the country God had given him for a possession, when he reserved Canaan for the seed of Jacob.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב | vaiyeshev | and he dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| עֵשָׂו֙ | ʾesav | Esau | H6215 → | 97 times |
| בְּהַ֣ר | behar | in [the] hill country of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| שֵׂעִ֔יר | seir | Seir | H8165 → | 39 times |
| עֵשָׂ֖ו | ʾesav | Esau | H6215 → | 97 times |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| אֱדֽוֹם׃ | ʾedom | [is] Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבand he dwelt
vaiyeshevH3427 →1079 times
עֵשָׂו֙Esau
ʾesavH6215 →97 times
בְּהַ֣רin [the] hill country of
beharH2022 →546 times
שֵׂעִ֔ירSeir
seirH8165 →39 times
עֵשָׂ֖וEsau
ʾesavH6215 →97 times
ה֥וּאthat
hu'H1931 →1879 times
אֱדֽוֹם׃[is] Edom
ʾedomH123 →99 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
2 Chronicles 20:10And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:19
But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the…
- Deuteronomy 2:4–5
and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.
- Deuteronomy 2:9
Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants…
- 2 Chronicles 20:1
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
- Judges 11:15–18
to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.
- Deuteronomy 2:19
Through
Genesis 32:3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
it leads to
- Genesis 25:30
He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
- Joshua 24:4
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
- Genesis 25:30
Through
Malachi 1:3but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”
it leads to
- Joel 3:19
Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.
- Joel 3:19
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.