Genesis 36:1 Cross References

Genesis 36:1

1: This is the history of the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom).

I will bless you richly. I will multiply your descendants into countless millions, like the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. They will conquer their enemies,

But Isaac said, "Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has carried away your blessing."
Esau said bitterly, "No wonder his name is Jacob, for he has deceived me twice, first taking my birthright and now stealing my blessing. Oh, haven't you saved even one blessing for me?"
Isaac said to Esau, "I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine--what is there left to give?"
Esau pleaded, "Not one blessing left for me? O my father, bless me, too!" Then Esau broke down and wept.
His father, Isaac, said to him, "You will live off the land and what it yields,

And when the time came, the twins were born.
The first was very red at birth. He was covered with so much hair that one would think he was wearing a piece of clothing. So they called him Esau.
Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau's heel. So they called him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open fields, while Jacob was the kind of person who liked to stay at home.
Isaac loved Esau in particular because of the wild game he brought home, but Rebekah favored Jacob.

Jacob now sent messengers to his brother, Esau, in Edom, the land of Seir.
He told them, "Give this message to my master Esau: `Humble greetings from your servant Jacob! I have been living with Uncle Laban until recently,
and now I own oxen, donkeys, sheep, goats, and many servants, both men and women. I have sent these messengers to inform you of my coming, hoping that you will be friendly to us.'"
The messengers returned with the news that Esau was on his way to meet Jacob--with an army of four hundred men!
Jacob was terrified at the news. He divided his household, along with the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps.

Who is this who comes from Edom, from the city of Bozrah, with his clothing stained red? Who is this in royal robes, marching in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, the LORD, announcing your salvation! It is I, the LORD, who is mighty to save!"

While Moses was at Kadesh, he sent ambassadors to the king of Edom with this message: "This message is from your relatives, the people of Israel: You know all the hardships we have been through,
and that our ancestors went down to Egypt. We lived there a long time and suffered as slaves to the Egyptians.
But when we cried out to the LORD, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land.
Please let us pass through your country. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road and never leave it until we have crossed the opposite border."
But the king of Edom said, "Stay out of my land or I will meet you with an army!"

"Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives, and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians.

"And the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah.

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