Birth and Ancestors
- Ancestors of Esau
- Place: Canaan
- Other Relatives of Note:
- Amalekites (descendants of Amalek, Gen 36:12)
- Dukes of Edom (Gen 36:15–19, 40–43)
- Kings of Edom (Gen 36:31–39)
Land and Dwelling
Dwelling Places
- Mount Seir (Gen 36:8; Deut 2:4–5)
- From the brook Zered to the Gulf of Aqaba (Deut 2:12–13)
Journeys
- Dispossessed the Horites from Seir (Deut 2:12, 22)
Military
Medical and Death
- Refused Israel passage with a strong army (Num 20:20)
- Came out against Israel with much people and a strong hand (Num 20:20)
- Doeg the Edomite, chief of Saul’s herdsmen (1 Sam 21:7; 22:9)
Righteousness and Unrighteousness
Righteousness
Unrighteousness
- Refused Israel water and passage (Num 20:18–21)
- Stood in the crossway to cut off Israel’s fugitives (Obad 1:14)
- Rejoiced over Judah’s destruction (Ps 137:7; Lam 4:21)
- Violence against brother Jacob (Obad 1:10)
Other
- YHWH gave Mount Seir to Esau as a possession (Deut 2:5)
- Edom to be laid waste, cities desolate (Ezek 35:3–4)
- No survivor of the house of Esau (Obad 1:18)
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