30 He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stuff, because I’m exhausted.” That is why he was also named Edom.[a]

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  1. 25:30 = Red

30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(A) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[a])(B)

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  1. Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.

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

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Jacob sent messengers(A) ahead of him to his brother Esau(B) in the land of Seir,(C) the country of Edom.(D)

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Esau’s Family

36 These are the family records(A) of Esau (that is, Edom(B)).

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Esau’s Descendants(A)(B)

36 This is the account(C) of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).(D)

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18 But Edom answered him, “You will not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

19 “We will go on the main road,” the Israelites replied to them, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay its price.(A) There will be no problem; only let us travel through on foot.”

20 Yet Edom insisted, “You may not travel through.” And they came out to confront them with a large force of heavily-armed people.[a] 21 Edom refused to allow Israel to travel through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.

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  1. 20:20 Lit with numerous people and a strong hand

18 But Edom(A) answered:

“You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.(B)

19 The Israelites replied:

“We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock(C) drink any of your water, we will pay for it.(D) We only want to pass through on foot—nothing else.”

20 Again they answered:

“You may not pass through.(E)

Then Edom(F) came out against them with a large and powerful army. 21 Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory,(G) Israel turned away from them.(H)

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18 Edom will become a possession;
Seir(A) will become a possession of its enemies,
but Israel will be triumphant.

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18 Edom(A) will be conquered;
    Seir,(B) his enemy, will be conquered,(C)
    but Israel(D) will grow strong.

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17 Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us travel through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he refused. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.(A)

18 “Then they traveled through the wilderness and around the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon but did not enter into the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab.

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17 Then Israel sent messengers(A) to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Give us permission to go through your country,’(B) but the king of Edom would not listen. They sent also to the king of Moab,(C) and he refused.(D) So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

18 “Next they traveled through the wilderness, skirted the lands of Edom(E) and Moab, passed along the eastern side(F) of the country of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon.(G) They did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was its border.

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14 He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David.(A) The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.(B)

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14 He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites(A) became subject to David.(B) The Lord gave David victory(C) wherever he went.(D)

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20 During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.(A) 21 So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. Then at night he set out to attack the Edomites who had surrounded him and the chariot commanders, but his troops fled to their tents.(B) 22 So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnah(C) also rebelled at that time.

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20 In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.(A) 21 So Jehoram[a] went to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night; his army, however, fled back home. 22 To this day Edom has been in rebellion(B) against Judah. Libnah(C) revolted at the same time.

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  1. 2 Kings 8:21 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram; also in verses 23 and 24

Moab is my washbasin.(A)
I throw my sandal on Edom;(B)
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”(C)

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Moab is my washbasin,
    on Edom I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.(A)

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The Judgment of Edom

When my sword has drunk its fill[a](A) in the heavens,
it will then come down on Edom(B)
and on the people I have set apart for destruction.
The Lord’s sword is covered with blood.
It drips with fat,
with the blood of lambs and goats,
with the fat of the kidneys of rams.(C)
For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,(D)
a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
The wild oxen will be struck[b] down with them,
and young bulls with the mighty bulls.
Their land will be soaked with[c] blood,
and their soil will be saturated with fat.
For the Lord has a day of vengeance,(E)
a time of paying back Edom
for its hostility against Zion.

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  1. 34:5 DSS read sword will appear
  2. 34:7 Or will go
  3. 34:7 Or will drink its fill of

My sword(A) has drunk its fill in the heavens;
    see, it descends in judgment on Edom,(B)
    the people I have totally destroyed.(C)
The sword(D) of the Lord is bathed in blood,
    it is covered with fat—
the blood of lambs and goats,
    fat from the kidneys of rams.
For the Lord has a sacrifice(E) in Bozrah(F)
    and a great slaughter(G) in the land of Edom.
And the wild oxen(H) will fall with them,
    the bull calves and the great bulls.(I)
Their land will be drenched with blood,(J)
    and the dust will be soaked with fat.

For the Lord has a day(K) of vengeance,(L)
    a year of retribution,(M) to uphold Zion’s cause.

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