“Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.”
You shall not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother — the Edomites (descendants of Esau) receive a different ruling: kinship by descent grants them more favorable status than Ammonites or Moabites. The brotherhood language reflects Jacob-Esau genealogy and suggests a path to reconciliation despite tensions.
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