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·Esau and Jacob’s [L For their] ·belongings [property] were becoming too many for them to live ·in the same land [together]. The land where they had ·lived [sojourned; lived as aliens] could not support both of them, because they had too many herds. So Esau lived in the mountains of ·Edom [L Seir; 14:6]. (Esau is also named Edom [25:30].)

·This is the family history [L These are the generations; 2:4] of Esau. He is the ·ancestor [father] of the Edomites, who live in the mountains of ·Edom [L Seir].

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Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.(A) So Esau(B) (that is, Edom)(C) settled in the hill country of Seir.(D)

This is the account(E) of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites(F) in the hill country of Seir.

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