Genesis 36:7-9

The Voice

⁷ Since they were too wealthy to live in close proximity—that is, the land couldn’t support both of their vast numbers of livestock— ⁸ Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is also known as Edom.)

⁹ Here is an account of Esau’s descendants. He was the founding father of the Edomites, a people who lived in the hill country of Seir.^[a]