Esau’s Descendants(A)(B)

36 This is the account(C) of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).(D)

Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan:(E) Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite,(F) and Oholibamah(G) daughter of Anah(H) and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite(I) also Basemath(J) daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.(K)

Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,(L) and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(M) These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.

Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan,(N) and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob.(O) Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.(P) So Esau(Q) (that is, Edom)(R) settled in the hill country of Seir.(S)

This is the account(T) of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites(U) in the hill country of Seir.

10 These are the names of Esau’s sons:

Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.(V)

11 The sons of Eliphaz:(W)

Teman,(X) Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.(Y)

12 Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine(Z) named Timna, who bore him Amalek.(AA) These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.(AB)

13 The sons of Reuel:

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.(AC)

14 The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah(AD) daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau:

Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(AE)

15 These were the chiefs(AF) among Esau’s descendants:

The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau:

Chiefs Teman,(AG) Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,(AH) 16 Korah,[a] Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz(AI) in Edom;(AJ) they were grandsons of Adah.(AK)

17 The sons of Esau’s son Reuel:(AL)

Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.(AM)

18 The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah:(AN)

Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(AO) These were the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

19 These were the sons of Esau(AP) (that is, Edom),(AQ) and these were their chiefs.(AR)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:16 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (also verse 11 and 1 Chron. 1:36) does not have Korah.

Esau’s Sons

35 The sons of Esau:(A)

Eliphaz, Reuel,(B) Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

36 The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zepho,[a] Gatam and Kenaz;

by Timna: Amalek.[b](C)

37 The sons of Reuel:(D)

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:36 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zephi
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:36 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:12); Hebrew Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek

20 These were the sons of Seir the Horite,(A) who were living in the region:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,(B) 21 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.(C)

22 The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam.[a] Timna was Lotan’s sister.

23 The sons of Shobal:

Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

24 The sons of Zibeon:(D)

Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs[b](E) in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys(F) of his father Zibeon.

25 The children of Anah:(G)

Dishon and Oholibamah(H) daughter of Anah.

26 The sons of Dishon[c]:

Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

27 The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

28 The sons of Dishan:

Uz and Aran.

29 These were the Horite chiefs:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,(I) 30 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs,(J) according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:22 Hebrew Hemam, a variant of Homam (see 1 Chron. 1:39)
  2. Genesis 36:24 Vulgate; Syriac discovered water; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  3. Genesis 36:26 Hebrew Dishan, a variant of Dishon

The People of Seir in Edom(A)

38 The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

39 The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

40 The sons of Shobal:

Alvan,[a] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.(B)

41 The son of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hemdan,[b] Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

42 The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.[c]

The sons of Dishan[d]:

Uz and Aran.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts Alian
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:41 Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:26); most Hebrew manuscripts Hamran
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:42 Many Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:27); most Hebrew manuscripts Zaavan, Jaakan
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:42 See Gen. 36:28; Hebrew Dishon, a variant of Dishan

The Rulers of Edom(A)

31 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king(B) reigned:

32 Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.

33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah(C) succeeded him as king.

34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites(D) succeeded him as king.

35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian(E) in the country of Moab,(F) succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

36 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

37 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth(G) on the river succeeded him as king.

38 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

39 When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad[a] succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

40 These were the chiefs(H) descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied.

This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:39 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 1:50); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Hadar

The Rulers of Edom(A)

43 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites(B) succeeded him as king.

46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river[a] succeeded him as king.

49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,[b] and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51 Hadad also died.

The chiefs of Edom were:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

Israel’s Sons(C)

These were the sons of Israel:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

Judah(D)

To Hezron’s Sons

The sons of Judah:(E)

Er, Onan and Shelah.(F) These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua.(G) Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.(H) Judah’s daughter-in-law(I) Tamar(J) bore Perez(K) and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

The sons of Perez:(L)

Hezron(M) and Hamul.

The sons of Zerah:

Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda[c]—five in all.

The son of Karmi:

Achar,[d](N) who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.[e](O)

The son of Ethan:

Azariah.

The sons born to Hezron(P) were:

Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.[f]

From Ram Son of Hezron

10 Ram(Q) was the father of

Amminadab(R), and Amminadab the father of Nahshon,(S) the leader of the people of Judah. 11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon,[g] Salmon the father of Boaz, 12 Boaz(T) the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.(U)

13 Jesse(V) was the father of

Eliab(W) his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea, 14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai, 15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David. 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah(X) and Abigail. Zeruiah’s(Y) three sons were Abishai, Joab(Z) and Asahel. 17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa,(AA) whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Caleb Son of Hezron

18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died, Caleb(AB) married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.(AC)

21 Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead.(AD) He made love to her, and she bore him Segub. 22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead. 23 (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair,[h](AE) as well as Kenath(AF) with its surrounding settlements—sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.

24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur(AG) the father[i] of Tekoa.

Jerahmeel Son of Hezron

25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:

Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and[j] Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel:

Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

28 The sons of Onam:

Shammai and Jada.

The sons of Shammai:

Nadab and Abishur.

29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.

30 The sons of Nadab:

Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

31 The son of Appaim:

Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan.

Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.

32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother:

Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

33 The sons of Jonathan:

Peleth and Zaza.

These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

34 Sheshan had no sons—only daughters.

He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.

36 Attai was the father of Nathan,

Nathan the father of Zabad,(AH)

37 Zabad the father of Ephlal,

Ephlal the father of Obed,

38 Obed the father of Jehu,

Jehu the father of Azariah,

39 Azariah the father of Helez,

Helez the father of Eleasah,

40 Eleasah the father of Sismai,

Sismai the father of Shallum,

41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah,

and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.

The Clans of Caleb

42 The sons of Caleb(AI) the brother of Jerahmeel:

Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah,[k] who was the father of Hebron.

43 The sons of Hebron:

Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. 44 Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. 45 The son of Shammai was Maon(AJ), and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.(AK)

46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

47 The sons of Jahdai:

Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.

48 Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah(AL) and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.(AM) 50 These were the descendants of Caleb.

The sons of Hur(AN) the firstborn of Ephrathah:

Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,(AO) 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were:

Haroeh, half the Manahathites, 53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites,(AP) Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

54 The descendants of Salma:

Bethlehem, the Netophathites,(AQ) Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, 55 and the clans of scribes[l] who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenites(AR) who came from Hammath,(AS) the father of the Rekabites.[m](AT)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:48 Possibly the Euphrates
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:50 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:39); most Hebrew manuscripts Pai
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31); most Hebrew manuscripts Dara
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:7 Achar means trouble; Achar is called Achan in Joshua.
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:7 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:9 Hebrew Kelubai, a variant of Caleb
  7. 1 Chronicles 2:11 Septuagint (see also Ruth 4:21); Hebrew Salma
  8. 1 Chronicles 2:23 Or captured the settlements of Jair
  9. 1 Chronicles 2:24 Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 42, 45, 49-52 and possibly elsewhere.
  10. 1 Chronicles 2:25 Or Oren and Ozem, by
  11. 1 Chronicles 2:42 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  12. 1 Chronicles 2:55 Or of the Sopherites
  13. 1 Chronicles 2:55 Or father of Beth Rekab

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