Genesis 36:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 36:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 36:8 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 36:8 — KJV
“Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.”
— Genesis 36:8 (KJV)
Genesis 36:8 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 36:8
“And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 36:8: dwelt, mount, seir
“Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. no...: Heb. even to the treading of the sole of the foot”
Shares key themes with Genesis 36:8: esau, mount, seir
“And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 36:8: dwelt, esau, seir
“The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. succeeded: Heb. inherited stead: or, room”
Shares key themes with Genesis 36:8: dwelt, esau, seir
“As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 36:8: dwelt, esau, seir
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