Genesis 36:8
So Esau made his living-place in the hill-country of Seir (Esau is Edom).
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
In Context
9And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the hill-country of Seir:
Cross References
Genesis 14:6And the Horites in their mountain Seir, driving them as far as El-paran, which is near the waste land.
Genesis 32:3Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;
Genesis 36:1Now these are the generations of Esau, that is to say, Edom.
Genesis 36:43Magdiel, Iram; these are the Edomite chiefs, in their places in their heritage; this is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
Joshua 24:4And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau: to Esau I gave Mount Seir, as his heritage; but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
1 Chronicles 4:42And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:2-9
The Generations of Esau. ( b. c. 1780.) 1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. 6 And Esau took his… Read the whole commentary →