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LIGHT AND TRUTH.
thou shalt live. —(Gen. xxvii. 39, 40.) A hunter or
archer, (Gen. xxi. 20,) one who is skillful in the use of
the bow and arrows, as Esau was. The weapons of war
formerly used, were the sword, spear, bow and arrow,
sling, javelin, &c. Esau, the Edomite or Indian, went
into the field, or wilderness, with his bow and quiver, to
hunt for venison; and he came in from his hunting, and
brought wild meat unto Isaac, his father. — (Gen. xxvii.)
THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU —THE RED PEOPLE.
Esau, who is Edom, which signifies red. The red
people.—(Gen. xxv. 30; Josephus.)
The wives of Esau were Judith, the daughter of Bee-
ri the Hittite, and Bashemath, and Adah, the daughters
of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah, the daughter of
Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; and Mahaleth,
and Bashemath, Ishmael's daughters, Abraham's son,
sister of Nebajoth. And Adah bare to Esau, Eliphaz;
and Bashemath bare Reuel; and Aholibamah bare Je-
ush, and Jalaam, and Hora; these are the sons of Esau
which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. And
Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters,
and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all
his beasts, and all his substance which he had got in the
land of Canaan, and went into the country from the face
of his brother, Jacob; for their riches were more than
that they might dwell together. Thus dwelt Esau in
Mount Selr._(Gen. xxxvi.)
tarn andT.°f EUpl\aZ Were Teman> 0m*r, Z^phi, Ga-
ifp^Am^k5 &nd Timna' Si8ter °f Lota«> bare to E-
an^Mi^a!0' ^ WW ^^ Z-*h, Shammah,
^ The sonofZerah was Jebob, king of Edom.- (1 Chr.
These were the descendants of Esau tb r ,
Edomites, and were dukes of Edom' __Y!ather 0l*the
xxxvi. 15,) means only a chief, or leade e> (Gen.
the chiefs of tribes of Indians, in America ansvvering to
These are the sons of Mount Seir the Vr •
0rite, who in-
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