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because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together, and the land where they had settled[a] was not able to support them because of their livestock. So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.[b]

This is the account of Esau, the father[c] of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:7 tn Heb “land of their settlements.”
  2. Genesis 36:8 tn Traditionally “Mount Seir,” but in this case the expression בְּהַר שֵׂעִיר (behar seʿir) refers to the hill country or highlands of Seir.
  3. Genesis 36:9 sn The term father in genealogical records needs to be carefully defined. It can refer to a literal father, a grandfather, a political overlord, or a founder.