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Genesis 36:8–9

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36:8So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.6

36:9This is the account of Esau, the father7 of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

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Footnotes

  1. 6 Traditionally “Mount Seir,” but in this case the expression בְּהַר שֵׂעִיר (béhar se’ir) refers to the hill country or highlands of Seir.
  2. 7 The term father in genealogical records needs to be carefully defined. It can refer to a literal father, a grandfather, a political overlord, or a founder.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.)

These are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.

This is the account of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir.

These are the family records of Esau, father of the Edomites in the mountains of Seir.

NLTNew Living Translation

So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.

This is the account of Esau’s descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So Esau dwelled in the hill country of Seir (Esau, that is Edom).

Now these are the descendants of Esau, the father of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: