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He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
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Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
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Esau’s Descendants
This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).
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So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
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This is the account of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.
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Korah, Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah.
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The sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
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These were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their chiefs.
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Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.
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The Rulers of Edom
These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:
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Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.
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Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied. This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.
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The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away;
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Edom Denies Israel Passage
Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: “This is what your brother Israel says: You know about all the hardships that have come on us.
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But Edom answered: “You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.”
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Again they answered: “You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army.
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Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.
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At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
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The Bronze Snake
They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way;
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Edom will be conquered; Seir, his enemy, will be conquered, but Israel will grow strong.
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They left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the border of Edom.
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“‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea,
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Do not despise an Edomite, for the Edomites are related to you. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you resided as foreigners in their country.
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Allotment for Judah
The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.
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The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
