Joshua 24:4

To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave Mount Seir as his holding, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

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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

3But I took your ancestor Abraham from the other side of the Euphrates, I led him through all the land of Canaan, multiplying his family, and giving him Isaac.

5Later I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with wonders which I wrought among them. Afterwards I brought you out,

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Cross References

Genesis 25:24When the time came for her to give birth, she became the mother of twin boys.

Genesis 32:3Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau, to the land of Seir, which is the territory of the Edomites.

Genesis 36:9These are the descendants of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir:

Genesis 46:6They took their herds and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his family;

Acts 7:15and so Jacob went down into Egypt. There he died, and our ancestors also,

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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