12The 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.
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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:
And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. …
Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-23)It is observable here that Moses, speaking of the Edomites (Deut. 2:8), calls them, “ our brethren, the children of Esau .” Though they had been unkind to Israel, in refusing them a peaceable passage through their country, yet he calls them brethren. For, though our relations fail in their duty to us, we must retain a sense of the relation, and not be wanting in our duty to them, as there is occas…
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