Joshua 24:4

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“and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.”

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BSBPD

“and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I give to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 24:4 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:24When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
  2. Genesis 25:26After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
  3. Genesis 32:3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
  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 46:1So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
  7. Genesis 46:6They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
  8. Genesis 46:7Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
  9. 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.
  10. Psalms 105:23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
  11. Acts 7:15So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.

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