OLD TESTAMENT

Numbers 24:18

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Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemy, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.

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Verse 18. Idumea and Seir. The children of Esau shall acknowledge the dominion of Israel, from David to Josaphat, and again under Hircan. 3 Kennicott. 11:15. 4 Kennicott. 3:20. Josep. xiii. 17. Calmet.—Not only the faithful Israelites, but also the profane and headstrong sons of Esau, shall bend the knee before Christ, who will subdue them by the power of his grace, and by the preaching of his disciples. Bible.

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