Genesis 36:8

Genesis 36:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
• New International Version (NIV)So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom.

Context of Genesis 36:8

6Esau went to a land that was a long way from his brother Jacob. He took with him his wives, his sons and daughters and everyone in his house. He took his animals and all the things that he had got while he lived in Canaan. 7Esau and Jacob both had too many animals to live together in the same place. There was not enough land to give food to all their animals. So Esau went to live in the hills of Seir. He was also called Edom. 9This is a list of Esau's descendants, the Edomites. They lived in the hill country of Seir. 10These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife, Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife, Basemath.

Genesis 36:8 word by word

וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב עֵשָׂו֙ בְּהַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• in mountהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
• Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123

Cross-references for Genesis 36:8

• Genesis 36:20These were the descendants of Seir the Horite. They lived in that land before Esau arrived there. They were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
• Genesis 14:6And they won against the Horites in the country of Seir. This was as far as El Paran near the desert.
• Genesis 32:3Jacob sent men with a message to his brother Esau. Esau was living in the land of Seir, also called Edom.
• Deuteronomy 2:5Do not attack them at all. I will not give any of their land to you, not even enough ground to put your foot on. I have given the hills around Mount Seir to Esau, for his descendants to live there.
• Joshua 24:4I gave to Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau. I gave to Esau the hills of Seir. But Jacob and his sons went down to live in Egypt.
• 1 Chronicles 4:42Later, another 500 men of Simeon's tribe went to the hill country of Seir. Their leaders were Ishi's sons: Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel.
• 2 Chronicles 20:10But now soldiers from Ammon, Moab and Edom are coming to attack us. When the Israelites were escaping from Egypt, you would not allow them to attack those lands. So our people turned away and they did not destroy those people.
• Ezekiel 35:2‘Son of man, look towards Mount Seir. Then speak my message to warn it.
• Malachi 1:3But I have not loved Esau and his descendants. Instead, I have caused trouble for Esau. I caused Esau's mountains to become a wilderness. Nobody uses that land any longer. Now there are only jackals in the land that belongs to Esau.’
• Genesis 36:1This is the report about Esau and his family. (Esau is also called Edom.)

Commentaries on Genesis 36:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-43Verses 1-43 - Section XII - Jacob - The History of Esau 2. אהלבמה 'ohŏlı̂ybâmâh Oholibamah, “tent of the high place.” ענה ‛ǎnâh Anah, “answering.” צבעון tsı̂b‛ôn Tsibon, “dyer, colored.” 4. אליפז 'ělı̂yphaz Eliphaz, “God of strength.” רעוּאל re‛û'êl Reuel, “friend of God.” 5. יעוּשׁ ye‛ûsh Jeush, “haste.” יעלם ya‛lâm Jalam, “hiding.” קרח qôrach Qorach, “ice.” 11. תימן têymân Teman, “right-hand man.” אומר 'ômār Omar, “eloquent.” צפו tsephô…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Esau, like Lot, left for the eastern land (compare 13:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir--This was divinely assigned as his possession (Jos 24:4; De 2:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 36:8

• Edom
• Esau
• Seir

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Esau
• Seir
• Edom; Edomites
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• Bashemath
• Duke
• Governor
• Anah

Commentaries on Genesis 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings