Numbers 24:18
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18 Edom will become a possession,
Seir a possession of its enemies,
while Israel does valiantly.(A)
Amos 9:12
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12 in order that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and all the nations who are called by my name,
says the Lord who does this.(A)
2 Samuel 8:14
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14 He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.(A)
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Genesis 27:29
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29 Let peoples serve you
and nations bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”(A)
Isaiah 63:1
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Vengeance on Edom
63 “Who is this coming from Edom,
from Bozrah in garments stained crimson?
Who is this so splendidly robed,
marching in his great might?”
“It is I, announcing vindication,
mighty to save.”(A)
Isaiah 34:5
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5 When my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens,
upon Edom it will fall,
upon the people I have doomed to judgment.(A)
Psalm 60:8-12
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8 Moab is my washbasin;
on Edom I hurl my shoe;
over Philistia I shout in triumph.”(A)
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Have you not rejected us, O God?
You do not go out, O God, with our armies.(B)
11 O grant us help against the foe,
for human help is worthless.(C)
12 With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.(D)
Psalm 60:1
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Psalm 60
Prayer for National Victory after Defeat
To the leader: according to the Lily of the Covenant. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses;
you have been angry; now restore us!(A)
Genesis 32:3
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Jacob Sends Presents to Appease Esau
3 Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,(A)
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Genesis 27:40
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40 By your sword you shall live,
and you shall serve your brother,
but when you break loose,[a]
you shall break his yoke from your neck.”(A)
Footnotes
- 27.40 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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