father of an individual

of God as father of his people

head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan

ancestor

1. grandfather, forefathers — of person

2. of people

originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

of producer, generator (fig.)

of benevolence and protection (fig.)

term of respect and honour

ruler or chief (spec.)

Edom = "red"

1. Edom

2. Edomite, Idumean - descendants of Esau

3. land of Edom, Idumea - land south and south east of Palestine

these

1. used before antecedent

2. used following antecedent

hill, mountain, hill country, mount

Esau = "hairy"

1. eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy"

1. patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites

   proper noun with reference to territory

2. the land of Edom, south of the Dead Sea

   proper noun with reference to a mountain

3. a mountain range in Edom extending from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf

   1. apparently also called 'Mount Seir' and extending most of the distance of the mountain range itself

4. a mountain in northern Judah lying westward from Kirjath-jearim

descendants, results, proceedings, generations, genealogies

1. account of men and their descendants

   1. genealogical list of one's descendants

   2. one's contemporaries

   3. course of history (of creation etc)

2. begetting or account of heaven (metaph)