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sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples">6215</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6215 -- Occurrence 57 of 97">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֵשָׂו֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/esav_6215.htm" title="'e·Sav: Esau -- Occurrence 49 of 86.">‘ê-śāw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Esau</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2022: 1) hill, mountain, hill country, mount">2022</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2022 -- Occurrence 20 of 546">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּהַ֣ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/behar_2022.htm" title="be·Har: the hill -- Occurrence 4 of 67.">bə-har</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in the hill country</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-b | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8165.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8165: Seir = 'hairy' or 'shaggy' <BR> n pr m <BR> 1) patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites <BR> n pr terr <BR> 2) the land of Edom, south of the Dead Sea n pr mont <BR> 3) a mountain range in Edom extending from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf <BR> 3a) apparently also called 'Mount Seir' and extending most of the distance of the mountain range itself <BR> 4) a mountain in northern Judah lying westward from Kirjath-jearim">8165</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8165.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8165 -- Occurrence 5 of 39">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שֵׂעִ֔יר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/seir_8165.htm" title="se·'Ir,: of Seir -- Occurrence 3 of 26.">śê-‘îr,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Seir</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - feminine singular">N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau = 'hairy'<BR> 1) eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples">6215</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6215 -- Occurrence 58 of 97">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֵשָׂ֖ו<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/esav_6215.htm" title="'e·Sav: Esau -- Occurrence 50 of 86.">‘ê-śāw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Esau</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s<BR> 1) he, she, it <BR> 1a) himself (with emphasis) <BR> 1b) resuming subj with emphasis <BR> 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) <BR> 1d) (anticipating subj) <BR> 1e) (emphasising predicate) <BR> 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron <BR> 2) that (with article)">1931</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1931 -- Occurrence 129 of 1877">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ה֥וּא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hu_1931.htm" title="hu: he -- Occurrence 54 of 865.">hū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">is</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - third person masculine singular">Pro-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 123: Edom = 'red'<BR> 1) Edom <BR> 2) Edomite, Idumean-descendants of Esau <BR> 3) land of Edom, Idumea-land south and south east of Palestine">123</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 123 -- Occurrence 4 of 100">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֱדֽוֹם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/edom_123.htm" title="e·Dom.: Edom -- Occurrence 4 of 81.">’ĕ-ḏō-wm.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Edom</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Esau is Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau <i>is</i> Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">mount Seir.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/36-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 36:20</span> These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/14-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 14:6</span> And the Horites in their mount Seir, to Elparan, which is by the wilderness.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 32:3</span> And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 2:5</span> Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/joshua/24-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Joshua 24:4</span> And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau mount Seir, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-42.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Chronicles 4:42</span> And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Chronicles 20:10,23</span> And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 35:2-7</span> Son of man, set your face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/malachi/1-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Malachi 1:3</span> And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for …</a></p><p class="hdg">Esau.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/36-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 36:1</span> Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/36-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 36:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 36:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/36-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 36:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 36:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>