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Esau

“he that acts or finishes” Hitchcock's 18694 mentions in 3 books, most in Obadiah (2)

Where it is

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30.73° N, 35.61° E · Located through Bozrah

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Obadiah · 2Genesis · 1Jeremiah · 1
Counted from 4 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

4 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Genesis 1 mention

Genesis 36:40These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,

Jeremiah 1 mention

Jeremiah 49:10But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he will not be able to hide himself. His offspring is destroyed, with his brothers and his neighbors; and he is no more.

Obadiah 2 mentions

Obadiah 1:6How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!Obadiah 1:18The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house…

What the dictionary says

Hairy, Rebekah’s first-born twin son (Gen. 25:25).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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