4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
Joshua 24:4
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1 Chronicles 1:33–35
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Book of Jubilees 36:18–20
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Genesis 36:7–9
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Genesis 35:11–13
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Book of Jubilees 19:14–16
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Book of Jubilees 20:10–12
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