- The elder:
- or, The greater, "And the childrenª struggled togetherª° within¹ her;² and she said,ª° If¹ [it be] so,¹ why¹ [am] I¹ thus?ª And she went²°¹ to enquireª° of¹ the LORD.ª ... And the LORDª saidª° unto her, Twoª nationsª [are] in thy womb,ª and two¹ manner² of peopleª shall be separatedª° from thy bowels;ª¹ and [the one] peopleª shall be strongerª° than [the other] people;ª¹ and the elderª shall serveª° the younger.ª" {Gen 25:22-23} + "And he putª° garrisonsª in Edom;ª throughout all¹ Edomª putª° he garrisons,ª and all¹ they of Edomª became¹ David'sª servants.ª And the LORDª preservedª°¹ Davidª whithersoever¹¹ he went.ª°" {2Sm 8:14} + "[There was] then no¹ kingª in Edom:ª a deputyª° [was] king.ª" {1Kg 22:47}
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