Genesis 36:1
וְאֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת עֵשָׂו הוּא אֱדֽוֹם ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
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Cross References
Genesis 25:24וַיִּמְלְאוּ יָמֶיהָ לָלֶדֶת וְהִנֵּה תוֹמִם בְּבִטְנָֽהּ ׃
Genesis 27:35וַיֹּאמֶר בָּא אָחִיךָ בְּמִרְמָה וַיִּקַּח בִּרְכָתֶֽךָ ׃
Numbers 20:14וַיִּשְׁלַח מֹשֶׁה מַלְאָכִים מִקָּדֵשׁ אֶל ־ מֶלֶךְ אֱדוֹם כֹּה אָמַר אָחִיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת כָּל ־ הַתְּלָאָה אֲשֶׁר מְצָאָֽתְנוּ ׃
1 Samuel 14:47וְשָׁאוּל לָכַד הַמְּלוּכָה עַל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּלָּחֶם סָבִיב ׀ בְּֽכָל ־ אֹיְבָיו בְּמוֹאָב ׀ וּבִבְנֵי ־ עַמּוֹן וּבֶאֱדוֹם וּבְמַלְכֵי צוֹבָה וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּים וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר ־ יִפְנֶה יַרְשִֽׁיעַ ׃
Isaiah 63:1מִי ־ זֶה ׀ בָּא מֵאֱדוֹם חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִים מִבָּצְרָה זֶה הָדוּר בִּלְבוּשׁוֹ צֹעֶה בְּרֹב כֹּחוֹ אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר בִּצְדָקָה רַב לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ ׃
Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:1
In this chapter we have an account of the posterity of Esau, who, from him, were called Edomites, that Esau who sold his birthright, and lost his blessing, and was not loved of God as Jacob was. Here is a brief register kept of his family for some generations. 1. Because he was the son of Isaac, for whose sake this honour is put upon him. 2. Because the Edomites were neighbours to Israel, and their genealogy would be of use to give light to the following stories of what passed between them. 3. It is to show the… Read the whole commentary →