The six wives of Esau's and children in Canaan. Esau's migration and descendants in Seir and the chiefs of Edom.

Here are the descendants of Esau, who is Edom. Esau married women of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, who was the son of Zibeon the Horite, Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz, Basemath bore Reuel, Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These are the sons of Esau born to him in the land of Canaan. - Gen. 36:1-5 -

Esau taking his wives, his sons and daughters, all the members of his household, his livestock, all his cattle and all the goods he had acquired in the land of Canaan, left for the land of Seir away from his brother Jacob (Israel). For they had acquired too much to live together. The land in which they were at that time could not support them both because of their livestock. That is why Edom settled in the mountainous region of Seir. Edom is Esau. - Gen. 36:6-8 -

Here are the descendants of Esau, the father of Edom, in the mountainous region of Seir. Here are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah, Esau's wife and Reuel the son of Basemath, Esau's wife. The sons of Eliphaz were: Teman, Omaz, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz. Eliphaz son of Esau had Timna for concubine and she bore him Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. Here are sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. Here are sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah son of Zibeon: she bore him Jeush, Jalam and Kolah. - Gen. 36:9-14 -

Here are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. Esau is Edom and Edom is Esau. - Gen. 36:15-43 - Edomiies are descendants of Edom or Esau. An ancient people who were enemies of the Israelites (Jacob). During the days of Abraham, the region which later became the home of the Edomites was occupied by more than one tribe of non-Israelite peoples. When Esau moved to this region with his family and possessions, the Horites already lived in the land. - Gen. 36:20 -

The Testament Of Jacob (Israel)

Pseudepigrapha refers to a collection of Jewish books containing various forms of literature, using names of famous people in Israel's (Jacob's) history for the titles of the books. The real authors are unknown. Such names as Ezra, Baruch, Enoch, Solomon, Moses and Adam are used to add authority to the writing.

A few of these books are folk tales or sacred leg-ends. These include the 'Letter of Aristeas' the Book of Adam and Eve, and the Martyrdom of Isaiah. One book of Psalms, the Psalms of Solomon, has been included in the Pseudepiagrapha. Ethical and wisdom writings are also part of this collection.

One problem addressed by the pseudepiagraphal books is, Why do the wicked seem to prosper and the righteous suffer? Books like Jubilee, Enoch, and IV Ezra develop a careful scheme of history that shows the power of the world in the hands of the ruler of this age. The ruler of this age is Satan or Belial. The present age will end with God as Lord of all nations.

The books in the Pseudepigrapha were written by pious Jews (a member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who trace their origins through the ancient Hebrew people of Israel to Abraham.) living in either Palestine or Egypt. They were concerned that the Jews live according to the law of Moses.

The Book of Jubilee describes a conversation which took place on Mount Sinai between Moses and an angel of the Lord. The Martyrdom of Isaiah reports the sad news of the death of the great prophet. Through this story, the writer (using Isaiah's name) emphasizes how far Israel has gone astray. To protest against the growing secularization of the Pharisees, The Assumption of Moses was written around A.D. 7 to 29.

The Book of Adam and Eve, written in the middle of the first Christian century, is probably a protest against Christians. It tells about the future resurrection which was promised to Adam. The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs is a book with many sub-books, describing the patriarch Jacob (Israel) blessing his twelve sons before his death.

It was written around 105 B.C. by a Pharisee, it tells about the intense hope for a Messiah held by some Jews during this period (100 -50 B.C.) The value of this book is the contribution it makes to an understanding of forgiveness, the two great commandments, the Messianic expectation, the resurrection, the Antichrist, demonology, and the other teachings which were later developed in the New Testament.

The Jacob's well where Jesus talked to the Samaritan woman. - John 4:1-26 - This is the earliest reference to Jacob's well; it is not mentioned in the Old Testament. The well, known as 'Bir Ya'qub' ("the well of Jacob") is near Tell Balatah, regarded by some scholars as ancient Shechem.

Edom and Israel after...  The 11th son of Jacob, Joseph...

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -