Bible Study OnlineLocated at the Bottom of Page Very briefly I would like to touch on the descendants of Jacob's oldest twin brother Esau. Although Esau had lost (gave away) his birthright and blessing under the Abrahamic Covenant, we still find that he became a great nation from within his own right.
I will begin by pointing out the prophecy that Esau's father Isaac had foretold when it came to his son's destiny: "Your dwelling will be away from the earth's richness, and away from the dew of heaven above. "You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck." -- (Genesis 27:39-40) Now this prophecy points out that when it came to where Esau would end up dwelling - would be far away from the "earth's richness and away from the dew of heaven above." This is in reference to Jacob's dwelling from within the "Promise Land" (Canaan) - for it was the "land of milk and honey" and sealed with the promise of the divine Abrahamic Covenant. Now after the death of Esau and Jacob's father Isaac - his estate would be divided between the two of them. Know that it's from this point forward that we seem to have entered a "moment of deja vu" - for we will find, that a similar occurrence had been recorded earlier back in the days of Abraham. The point of reference that I'm referring to, deals with the record of Abraham and his nephew Lot. For they had became very wealthy men while they were in Egypt (thanks to Abraham's wife Sarah.) And after they had journeyed back from Egypt, they began to experience problems because of their new found wealth. Know that Abraham and Lot had become so wealthy, that the land in which they now occupied together, was no longer big enough to accommodate the abundance they had between them. This predicament would lead to Abraham and Lot eventually coming to an agreement that basically dealt with them departing from each other. It would be this agreement that would eventually lead to Lot choosing to head down towards, and live near the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Now as we turn back to Jacob & Esau - we're learning that they too, would run into a similar problem and because of this, they would eventually depart from each other as well. And of course, Jacob would stay in the "land of Canaan" and Esau would move back and finish settling in the "land of Seir," which was a mountainous region that was located to the southeast of Canaan and past the Dead Sea. Remember that Esau had already started settling in the land of Seir before Jacob had made it back home from his dealings with Laban in Haran. But Esau would return home to help Jacob when it came to burying their father, in which they gave their father the proper ceremony that he rightly deserved. And after this was done, Esau had stayed awhile. Perhaps he was trying to stick around and spend some time with his brother Jacob? After all, they did finally reconcile their differences between them not to long ago. However that may have been, after some time had passed, they would finally recognized that the land the two had shared, would not be big enough for the both of them to remain in together. Esau would take with him his three Canaanite wives: Adah who was the daughter of Elon the Hittite and bore him a son called, Eliphaz which signifies - (God his strength) Bashemath who was the daughter of his uncle Ishmael and she bore him a son called, Reuel which signifies (friend of God) Aholibamah who was the daughter of Anah and she bore him three sons who were called: Jeush, Jalam and Korah. Here we also find that Esau would also be recognized as a nation just like his brother Jacob. Jacob is known as "Israel" and Esau would be known as "Edom" (The Father of the Edomites). Teman - signifies (on the right) Omar - signifies (to speak) Zepho - signifies (gazing) Gatam - signifies (a brunt valley) Kenaz - signifies (hunting) Amalek - signifies (dweller in the valley) Nahath - signifies (rest) Zerah - signifies (sunrise) Shammah - signifies (the Lord was there) Mizzah - signifies (strength) The descendants of the sons of Esau's third wife Aholibamah are not mentioned. But they are recognized as chiefs, or dukes, which could mean that they were perhaps military commanders, or captains of some sort. As a matter of fact, all of Esau's sons seem to have these titles associated with their names. I'm adding Aholibamah's three sons here just for page organization purposes and not as an indication that they were the only sons in Esau's genealogy that had these titles associated with them. Jeush - signifies (he protects) Jalam - signifies (to conceal) Korah - signifies (baldness) When Esau had ventured back to the land of Seir - keep in mind that it was already being inhabited by the Horites. I mention this because the Word of God finds it to be very important, so therefore I do too. Since Esau had intermarried with the Horites, this only makes sense that they too are included in Esau's overall genealogy. Now let's take a quick look at the chief sons of "Seir the Horite" and their sons: Hori - signifies (cave-dweller) Homam - signifies (destruction) Alvan - signifies (height) Manahath - signifies (rest) Ebal - signifies (bare mountain) Shepho - signifies (boldness) Onam - signifies (vigorous)
Aiah - signifies (falcon) Anah (He discovered the hot springs in the desert while hewas grazing the donkeys) Dishon Hemdan - signifies (desirous) Eshban - signifies (fire of discernment) Ithran - signifies (advantage) Keran - signifies (lyre - which is a string instrument ofthe harp family class) Bilhan - signifies (decrepitude or feebleness) Zaavan - signifies (trouble) Akan - signifies (sharp-sighted) Uz - signifies (wooded) Aran - signifies (joyful) Next we find that the Sacred Record brings to our attention the rulers, or kings of Edom. This is basically done to show that eventually the Edomites had weeded out the Horites and had taken full possession of the land that God had given over to Esau. This account is recorded within the Sacred Account (Genesis 36:31-43). Keep in mind that there was a prophecy that had been foretold when it came to Esau, and once again, the Holy Scriptures has to show the fulfillment of that prophecy. This is done so that the validity and credibility of God's Word is reinforced. No other book is able to do this, or bold enough to make this claim. The Word of God stands alone: proven, infallible, indestructible and incorruptible. For those unbelievers who dare to stand shamelessly against the "Mighty Word of God" could one day find themselves in a very perilous spiritual situation. Let's pray that they will find the path of real truth before it's too late. In the next article we will begin our story series on Jacob's favorite son, from out of the twelve - Joseph. Jacob - The Path of Uncertainty **YOUR CURRENT BIBLE STUDY ONLINE SERIES WOULD BE HERE** 56) Rachel the Thief 57) Jacob's Mistake 58) Laban's Pursuit 62) The Reconciliation of Jacob & Esau 63) Dinah the Daughter of Israel 67) <-CURRENT BIBLE STUDY ONLINE PAGE-> 
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