“You shall not abhor an Edomite, for (A)he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because (B)you were a sojourner in his land.

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Do not despise an Edomite,(A) for the Edomites are related to you.(B) Do not despise an Egyptian, because you resided as foreigners in their country.(C)

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19 (A)Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

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19 And you are to love(A) those who are foreigners,(B) for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.(C)

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21 (A)“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

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21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,(A) for you were foreigners(B) in Egypt.

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34 (A)You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and (B)you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

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34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born.(A) Love them as yourself,(B) for you were foreigners(C) in Egypt.(D) I am the Lord your God.

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(A)“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

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“Do not oppress a foreigner;(A) you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.

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24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, (A)all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with (B)his hand holding Esau's heel, so (C)his name was called Jacob.[a] Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

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  1. Genesis 25:26 Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats

24 When the time came for her to give birth,(A) there were twin boys in her womb.(B) 25 The first to come out was red,(C) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;(D) so they named him Esau.[a](E) 26 After this, his brother came out,(F) with his hand grasping Esau’s heel;(G) so he was named Jacob.[b](H) Isaac was sixty years old(I) when Rebekah gave birth to them.

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  1. Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.
  2. Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.

Edom Refuses Passage

14 (A)Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to (B)the king of Edom: “Thus says (C)your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met:

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Edom Denies Israel Passage

14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh(A) to the king of Edom,(B) saying:

“This is what your brother Israel says: You know(C) about all the hardships(D) that have come on us.

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30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.[a])

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  1. Genesis 25:30 Edom sounds like the Hebrew for red

30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(A) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[a])(B)

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  1. Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.

10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions and (A)gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, (B)who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. 11 Now (C)there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. 12 (D)But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. 13 And (E)on the second visit (F)Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and (G)Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh. 14 And (H)Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, (I)seventy-five persons in all. 15 And (J)Jacob went down into Egypt, and (K)he died, he (L)and our fathers, 16 and (M)they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that (N)Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

17 “But (O)as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, (P)the people increased and multiplied in Egypt 18 until there arose over Egypt another king (Q)who did not know Joseph.

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10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.(A)

11 “Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.(B) 12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.(C) 13 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was,(D) and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.(E) 14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,(F) seventy-five in all.(G) 15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(H) 16 Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.(I)

17 “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.(J) 18 Then ‘a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.’[a](K)

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  1. Acts 7:18 Exodus 1:8

The Lord's Love for Israel

(A)“I have loved you,” says the Lord. (B)But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau (C)Jacob's brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet (D)I have loved Jacob

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Israel Doubts God’s Love

“I have loved(A) you,” says the Lord.

“But you ask,(B) ‘How have you loved us?’

“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,(C)

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Edom's Violence Against Jacob

10 (A)Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob,
    shame shall cover you,
    (B)and you shall be cut off forever.
11 (C)On the day that you stood aloof,
    (D)on the day that strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
    (E)and cast lots for Jerusalem,
    you were like one of them.
12 (F)But do not gloat over the day of your brother
    in the day of his misfortune;
(G)do not rejoice over the people of Judah
    in the day of their ruin;
(H)do not boast[a]
    in the day of distress.

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  1. Obadiah 1:12 Hebrew do not enlarge your mouth

10 Because of the violence(A) against your brother Jacob,(B)
    you will be covered with shame;
    you will be destroyed forever.(C)
11 On the day you stood aloof
    while strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots(D) for Jerusalem,
    you were like one of them.(E)
12 You should not gloat(F) over your brother
    in the day of his misfortune,(G)
nor rejoice(H) over the people of Judah
    in the day of their destruction,(I)
nor boast(J) so much
    in the day of their trouble.(K)

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23 Then (A)Israel came to Egypt;
    Jacob (B)sojourned in (C)the land of Ham.

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23 Then Israel entered Egypt;(A)
    Jacob resided(B) as a foreigner in the land of Ham.(C)

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27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, (A)in the land of Goshen. (B)And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.

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27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen.(A) They acquired property there(B) and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.(C)

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