Joshua 24:4

And gave him Isaac: and to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

In Context

3And I took your father Abraham from the borders of Mesopotamia: and brought him into the land of Chanaan: and I multiplied his seed,

5And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with many signs and wonders.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:24And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.

Genesis 32:3And he sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir to the country of Edom:

Genesis 36:9And these are the generations of Esau the father of Edom in mount Seir,

Genesis 46:6And all that he had in the land of Chanaan, and he came into Egypt with all his seed:"

Deuteronomy 2:5Take ye then good heed that you stir not against them. For I will not give you of their land so much as the step of one foot can tread upon, because I have given mount Seir to Esau, for a possession.

Acts 7:15So Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, and our fathers.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:2-15

Joshua's Farewell Address to Israel. ( b. c. 1427.) 1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham… Read the whole commentary →

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