Genesis 36:43

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.”

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BSBPD

“Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these <FI>are<Fi> chiefs of Edom, in reference to their dwellings, in the land of their possession; he <FI>is<Fi> Esau father of Edom.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 36:43 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:12This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
  2. 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.)
  3. Genesis 36:7For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
  4. Genesis 36:8So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
  5. Genesis 36:9This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.
  6. Genesis 36:15These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
  7. Genesis 36:18These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
  8. Genesis 36:30Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.
  9. Genesis 45:8Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
  10. Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
  11. 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,
  12. Deuteronomy 2:5Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
  13. 1 Chronicles 4:14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

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