am 2208, bc 1796, "That¹ in blessingªº I will blessªº thee, and in multiplyingªº I will multiplyªº¹ thy seedª as the starsª of the heaven,ª and as the sandª which¹ [is] upon¹ the seaª shore;ª and thy seedª shall possessªº¹ the gateª of his enemies;ªº" {Gen 22:17} + "And when her daysª to be deliveredªº were fulfilled,ªº behold,¹ [there were] twinsª in her womb.ª ... Then Jacobª gaveªº Esauª breadª and pottageª of lentiles;ª and he did eatªº and drink,ªº and rose up,ªº and went his way:²º¹ thus Esauª despisedªº¹ [his] birthright.ª" {Gen 25:24-34} + "And he said,ªº Thy brotherª cameªº with subtilty,ª and hath taken awayªº thy blessing.ª ... And Esauª hatedªº¹ Jacobª because² of¹ the blessingª wherewithª his fatherª blessed¹ him:²º and Esauª saidªº in his heart,ª The daysª of mourningª for my fatherª are at hand;ªº then will I slayªº¹ my brotherª Jacob.ª" {Gen 27:35-41} + "And Jacobª sentªº messengersª before¹ him² to¹ Esauª his brotherª unto the landª of Seir,ª the countryª of Edom.ª ... Then Jacobª was greatly² afraidªº¹ and distressed:ªº and he dividedªº¹ the peopleª that¹ [was] with¹ him, and the flocks,ª and herds,ª and the camels,ª into twoª bands;ª" {Gen 32:3-7} + "And Mosesª sentªº messengersª from Kadeshª¹ unto¹ the kingª of Edom,ª Thus¹ saithªº thy brotherª Israel,ª Thou¹ knowestªº¹ all¹ the travailª that¹ hath befallenªº us: ... Thus Edomª refusedªº to giveªº¹ Israelª passageªº through his border:ª wherefore Israelª turned awayªº from¹¹ him." {Num 20:14-21} + "Thou shalt not¹ abhorªº an Edomite;ª for¹ he¹ [is] thy brother:ª thou shalt not¹ abhorªº an Egyptian;ª because¹ thou wast¹ a strangerª in his land.ª" {Deu 23:7} + "The sonsª of Esau;ª Eliphaz,ª Reuel,ª and Jeush,ª and Jaalam,ª and Korah.ª" {1Ch 1:35} + "Who¹ [is] this¹ that comethªº from Edom,ª¹ with dyedªº garmentsª from Bozrah?ª¹ this¹ [that is] gloriousªº in his apparel,ª travellingªº in the greatnessª of his strength?ª I¹ that speakªº in righteousness,ª mightyª to save.ªº" {Isa 63:1} + "Thus¹ saithªº the Lordª GOD;ª Because that¹ Edomª hath dealtªº against the houseª of Judahª by takingªº vengeance,ª and hath greatly²º offended,ªº and revenged²º himself¹ upon them;" {Ezk 25:12} |
