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Then the Lord said to me, ‘You have walked round this mountain for a long time. Now turn to the north. Give this message to the Israelites: “You will soon go through the country that belongs to Esau's descendants. They have the same ancestors that you have. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2:4 Esau was the brother of Jacob. We can read about the birth of Jacob and Esau in Genesis 25:19-27. The Israelites were the descendants of Jacob. So they should not fight against the descendants of Esau.