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Genesis 32:3

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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ASV

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

KJV

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971 →
יַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
מַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397 →
לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavEsauH6215 →
אָחִ֑יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251 →
אַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] land of towardsH776 →
שֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrSeirH8165 →
שְׂדֵ֥הse.Deh[the] region ofH7704 →
אֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomEdomH123 →

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Genesis 36:8So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.Joshua 24:4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.Genesis 25:30He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)Deuteronomy 2:5Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.Genesis 14:6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.Genesis 33:14Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”Genesis 27:41–42Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”Genesis 33:16So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,Luke 14:31–32Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?Deuteronomy 2:22just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.Luke 9:52He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.Genesis 36:6–9Later, 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.Genesis 36:6Later, 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.Isaiah 21:11This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”Ezekiel 35:2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,Psalms 78:12He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.Joshua 11:17from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.

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Jacob Wrestles with the Angel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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