22As 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:
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Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, …
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.
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. …
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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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