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but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

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Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

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American Standard Version but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
King James Bible but Esau And I hated, hated Esau, and made laid his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to waste for the jackals dragons of the wilderness.
Hebrew Greek English but Esau I hated, have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation, desolation and gave appointed his heritage to inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness."
New American Standard Bible 1995 but Esau I hated, have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation, desolation and gave appointed his heritage to inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness."