Genesis 27:42
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
Cross-references
Joseph's brothers plot to kill him in Gen 37:18-20, repeating the exact pattern of Esau's murderous scheme against Jacob seen here.
Genesis 33:1 fulfills the threat: Esau arrives with 400 men. But instead of violence, unexpected reconciliation follows — God protected Jacob from the danger warned of here.
Genesis 50:15 shows Joseph's brothers fearing retribution after Jacob dies — echoing Esau's earlier vengeful intent. Both passages concern brothers expecting retaliation.
In Gen 42:21, Joseph's brothers confess guilt for their plot against him — the consequence of the same brotherly harm Esau intends here.
Genesis 42:22 recalls Reuben's warning about sinning against Joseph — another brother-in-danger narrative. Both show siblings facing lethal threats from their own brothers, though with very different outcomes.
Ezekiel 25:12 condemns Edom (Esau's descendants) for taking vengeance against Judah. Esau's personal hatred here became generational national enmity.
Ezekiel 35:5 references this 'ancient hostility' — Esau's murderous intent here becomes Edom's generational hatred toward Israel.