Genesis 36

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The Descendants of Esau

¹This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).

¹And these are the generations of Esau (he is Edom).

²Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

²Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

³and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

³and Basemath, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth.

⁴And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,

⁴And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz, and Basemath bore Reuel,

⁵and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

⁵and Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

⁶Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.

⁶And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his animals, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and he went to a land away from the face of Jacob his brother.

⁷For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

⁷For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to support them because of their cattle.

⁸So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.

⁸And Esau dwelt in the hill country of Seir (Esau is Edom).

⁹This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.

⁹And these are the generations of Esau, the father of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.

¹⁰These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

¹⁰These are the names of the sons of Esau: Eliphaz, son of Adah, wife of Esau, and Reuel, son of Basemath, wife of Esau.

¹¹The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

¹¹And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

¹²Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

¹²And Timna was a concubine to Eliphaz, son of Esau; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, wife of Esau.

¹³These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

¹³And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, wife of Esau.

¹⁴These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁵These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

¹⁵These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau—Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,

¹⁶Korah,^a Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.

¹⁶Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

¹⁷These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

¹⁷And these are the sons of Reuel, son of Esau: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

¹⁸These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

¹⁸And these are the sons of Oholibamah, wife of Esau: Chief Jeush, Chief Jalam, and Chief Korah. These are the chiefs from Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, wife of Esau.

¹⁹All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.

¹⁹These are the sons of Esau (he is Edom), and these were their chiefs.

The Descendants of Seir

²⁰These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

²⁰These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were inhabiting the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

²¹Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

²¹and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horite, sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

²²The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam.^a Timna was Lotan’s sister.

²²And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and a sister of Lotan was Timna.

²³These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

²³And these are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

²⁴These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)

²⁴And these are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. He was the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of Zibeon his father.

²⁵These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

²⁵And these are the sons of Anah: Dishon, and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.

²⁶These are the sons of Dishon:^a Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

²⁶And these are the sons of Dishan: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

²⁷These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

²⁷These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

²⁸These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

²⁹These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

²⁹These are the chiefs of the Horite: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,

³⁰Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.

³⁰Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horite according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

The Kings of Edom

³¹These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:^a

³¹And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the sons of Israel:

³²Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

³²And Bela, son of Beor, reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

³³When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

³³And Bela died, and Jobab, son of Zerah, from Bozrah, reigned in his place.

³⁴When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

³⁴And Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanite reigned in his place.

³⁵When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

³⁵And Husham died, and in his place reigned Hadad, son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab. And the name of his city was Avith.

³⁶When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

³⁶And Hadad died, and Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

³⁷When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates^a reigned in his place.

³⁷And Samlah died, and Saul from Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.

³⁸When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

³⁸And Saul died, and Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, reigned in his place.

³⁹When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad^a reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

³⁹And Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, died, and Hadad reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

⁴⁰These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

⁴⁰And these are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their clans according to their places, by their names: Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,

⁴¹Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

⁴¹Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

⁴²Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

⁴²Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

⁴³Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.

⁴³Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom according to their settlements in the land of their possession. He is Esau, the father of Edom.