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Deuteronomy 2:4-5
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Deuteronomy 2:4-5
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4 (A) And give the people these orders: “Be very careful, because you will soon go through the land that belongs to your relatives, the descendants of Esau.[a] They are afraid of you, 5 but don't start a war with them. I have given them the hill country of Seir, so I won't give any of it to you, not even enough to set a foot on.
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- 2.4 your relatives, the descendants of Esau: Esau was the brother of Jacob, the ancestor of the nation of Israel. Esau's descendants were also known as the nation of Edom.
Deuteronomy 2:22
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Deuteronomy 2:22
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22 The Lord helped them as he had helped the Edomites,[a] who killed many of the Horites in Seir and forced the rest to leave before settling there themselves.
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- 2.22 Edomites: See the note at 2.12.
Deuteronomy 23:7
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Deuteronomy 23:7
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7 But Edomites are your relatives, and you lived as foreigners in the country of Egypt. Now you must be kind to Edomites and Egyptians
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