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Very briefly I would like to touch on the descendant's 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 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 Esau's dwelling will be away from the "earth's richness and away from the dew of heaven above." This is in reference to Jacob's dwelling in the promise land, for it was the land of milk and honey and sealed with the promise of the divine Abrahamic Covenant. After the death of their father Isaac, the estate had been divided between his two sons Esau and Jacob. From this point on we seem to enter a deja vu scene that was recorded earlier back in the days of Abraham. This scene I'm referring to deals with Abraham and his nephew Lot. After they had journeyed back from Egypt, they would be very wealthy men. So wealthy, that the land in which they occupied together was no longer big enough to accommodate their abundance between them. So therefore they would agree to depart from each other. Lot would choose to head down towards and live near the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Here we find that Jacob and Esau would run into the same problem, and so therefore they too would depart from each other. Jacob would stay in the promise land and Esau would move back and finish settling in the land of Seir, which was a mountainous region that was located southeast from the land of Canaan and past the Dead Sea. Now keep in mind 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 and giving him the proper ceremony that a great man like Isaac deserved. Perhaps Esau was trying to stick around and spend time with his brother Jacob; after all they did reconcile their differences not to long ago. But after awhile the land the two would recognize that the land would not be big enough for the both of them to remain in. 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,'- Esau would be known as 'Edom - The Father of the Edomites.' Teman - signifies (on the right) Nahath - signifies (rest) 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) When Esau had venture to the land of Seir 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. Let's take a quick look at 'The Chief Sons of Seir the Horite and their son's': Hori - signifies (cave-dweller) Alvan - signifies (height)
Aiah - signifies (falcon) Dishon Hemdan - signifies (desirous) Bilhan - signifies (decrepitude or feebleness) Uz - signifies (wooded) Next we find that the 'Word of God,' 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 telling of the scriptures from v31 - v43 that are found in Genesis chapter 36. Once again, there was a prophecy that had been foretold when it came to Esau, and once again the Bible has to show the fulfillment of that prophecy. This is done so that the validity and credibility of God's awesome 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.
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