Genesis 36:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).”
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BSBPD
“This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Now these are the generations of Esau (the same is Edom).”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And these <FI>are<Fi> births of Esau, who <FI>is<Fi> Edom.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 36:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Genesis 25:24When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
- Genesis 25:30He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
- Genesis 27:35But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
- Genesis 32:3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
- Numbers 20:14From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
- Deuteronomy 23:7Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
- 1 Samuel 14:47After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
- 1 Chronicles 1:35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
- Ezekiel 25:12This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,
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