Genesis 36 identifies Esau with Edom and Mount Seir; Malachi explicitly names Jacob and Esau and then speaks of Esau’s mountains and Edom’s inheritance. The prophetic argument therefore depends on the family-and-land identity established in Genesis.

Malachi explicitly reaches back to Jacob and Esau and interprets their family history in national terms, continuing Genesis 25’s announcement that two peoples are in Rebekah’s womb and that the elder-younger order will be reversed.

Obadiah’s judgment against proud Edom provides a strong prophetic backdrop for Malachi’s declaration that Edom’s mountains have been laid waste and that rebuilding will not overturn God’s verdict.

Paul explicitly quotes Malachi’s “Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated” and places it inside his inspired argument about God’s purpose in election. Romans explicitly quotes Malachi’s Jacob/Esau statement.