Genesis 36:8
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Cross-references
Genesis 36:1 introduces the same Esau-Edom identification as the section's opening statement, which 36:8 reiterates before detailing his settlement in Seir.
Genesis 36:43 lists the later chiefs who ruled the territory 36:8 says Esau settled in — tracing Edomite leadership across generations in Seir.
In Genesis 36:20, the Horites are listed as native inhabitants of Seir, where Esau later dwells.
Genesis 32:3 confirms Esau's location in Seir when Jacob sends messengers to him.
Genesis 14:6 mentions Horites of Seir being struck, the same region where Esau establishes his home.
In Deuteronomy 2:5, God gives Mount Seir to Esau's descendants as their possession.
Joshua 24:4 reiterates that God gave Esau the hill country of Seir.
Ezekiel 35:2-7 prophesies judgment on Mount Seir for Edom's sins against Israel.
Malachi 1:3 declares God's hatred for Esau and desolation of his hill country.
Deuteronomy 2:22 recounts how the Horites were dispossessed of Seir for Esau's descendants, confirming the settlement 36:8 describes.
Jeremiah 49:7 addresses Edom with a prophetic oracle against its wisdom in Teman — the nation 36:8 says descended from Esau.
1 Chronicles 4:42 notes Simeonites migrating to Seir, the area where Esau settled.
2 Chronicles 20:23 describes Edomites fighting in Seir, the land of their ancestor Esau.