Joshua 24:4

And I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I give to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation

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 take your father Abraham from beyond the River, and cause him to go through all the land of Canaan, and multiply his seed, and give to him Isaac.

5And I send Moses and Aaron, and plague Egypt, as I have done in its midst, and afterwards I have brought you out.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:24And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins [are] in her womb;

Genesis 32:3And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom,

Genesis 36:9And these [are] births of Esau, father of Edom, in mount Seir.

Genesis 46:6and they take their cattle, and their goods which they have acquired in the land of Canaan, and come into Egypt — Jacob, and all his seed with him,

Deuteronomy 2:5ye do not strive with them, for I do not give to you of their land even the treading of the sole of a foot; for a possession to Esau I have given mount Seir.

Acts 7:15and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself 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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