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Genesis 36

Genesis 36:14

The Descendants of Esau · Genesis 36:1–19
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Translations

Modern
These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
Traditional
And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
Literal
And these were the sons of Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon, wife of Esau; and she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.
Latin
Isti quoque erant filii Oolibama filiæ Anæ filiæ Sebeon, uxoris Esau, quos genuit ei, Jehus et Ihelon et Core.

Original

Hebrew
English
These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Notes

Genesis 36:9–14

This passage names the descendants of Esau's five sons.

Genesis 36:9–43

This passage begins a second account of Esau’s descendants (36:1). It introduces a new list of his family line and traces his descendants through later generations. It also records marriages and alliances

Genesis 36:1–43

Genesis now turns to the story of Isaac’s sons. It first finishes the account of Esau’s line (chapter 36), who was not chosen. Then it continues with the line of Jacob (chapter 37), whom God chose.

Theme notes and profiles

Esau Symbolic Numbers

Parallels

1 Chronicles 1:35–37

People

Anah: Horite, father of Oholibamah, Esau's wife Esau: Isaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom Jalam: Son of Esau and Oholibamah Jeush: Son of Esau and Oholibamah Korah: Son of Esau Oholibamah: Wife of Esau Zibeon: Hivite grandfather of Esau's wife Oholibamah

Glossary

Adah Anah Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Edom, Edomites Eliphaz Gatam Genealogy Genesis, Book of Hivites Jaalam Jalam Jeush Kenaz Kenizzites Korah Mahalath (Person) Marriage, Marriage Customs Mizzah Nahath Numbers, Book of Oholibamah Omar Patriarchs, Period of the Reuel Shammah Teman (Person) Zepho Zerah Zibeon

Topics

Aholibamah: Wife of Esau Anah: Father-In-Law or Mother-In-Law of Esau--An Error of Copyist Edomites: Dukes of Jaalam: Son of Esau Jeush: Son of Esau Korah: A Son of Esau Zibeon: A Hivite