Genesis 36
New American Standard Bible
Esau Moves
36 Now these are the records of the generations of (A)Esau (that is, Edom).
2 Esau (B)took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and (C)Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the [a](D)granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 also Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. 4 Adah bore (E)Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath gave birth to Reuel, 5 and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 (F)Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all [b]his household, and his livestock and all his cattle, and all his property which he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to another land away from his brother Jacob. 7 (G)For their possessions had become too great for them to live together, and the (H)land where they (I)resided could not support them because of their livestock. 8 So Esau lived in the hill country of (J)Seir; Esau is (K)Edom.
Descendants of Esau
9 These then are the records of the generations of Esau the father of [c]the Edomites 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. 11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, [d]Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 Timna was a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, and she bore (L)Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath. 14 And these were the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the [e]granddaughter of Zibeon: [f]she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau, are chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, 16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, and chief Amalek. These are the chiefs [g]descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. 17 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, and chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs [h]descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath. 18 And these are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, and chief Korah. These are the chiefs [i]descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. 19 These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.
20 These are the sons of Seir (M)the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs [j]descended from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and [k]Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna. 23 And these are the sons of Shobal: [l]Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, [m]Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah—he is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness when he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon. 25 And these are the children of Anah: Dishon, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the sons of [n](N)Dishon: [o]Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and [p]Akan. 28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 29 These are the chiefs [q]descended from the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, 30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These are the chiefs [r]descended from the Horites, according to their various chiefs in the land of Seir.
31 Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any (O)king reigned over the sons of Israel. 32 [s](P)Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place. 34 Then Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place. 35 Then Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who [t]defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; and the name of his city was Avith. 36 Then Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place. 37 Then Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place. 38 Then Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place. 39 Then Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and [u]Hadar became king in his place; and the name of his city was [v]Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.
40 Now these are the names of the chiefs [w]descended from Esau, according to their families and their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief [x]Alvah, chief Jetheth, 41 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 42 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 43 chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of [y]the Edomites), according to their settlements in the land of their possession.
Footnotes
- Genesis 36:2 Lit daughter; LXX son (referring to Anah)
- Genesis 36:6 Lit the souls of his house
- Genesis 36:9 Lit Edom
- Genesis 36:11 In 1 Chr 1:36, Zephi
- Genesis 36:14 See note v 2
- Genesis 36:14 Lit and she
- Genesis 36:16 Lit of Eliphaz
- Genesis 36:17 Lit of Reuel
- Genesis 36:18 Lit of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife
- Genesis 36:21 Lit of the Horites
- Genesis 36:22 In 1 Chr 1:39, Homam
- Genesis 36:23 In 1 Chr 1:40, Alian
- Genesis 36:23 In 1 Chr 1:40, Shephi
- Genesis 36:26 Heb Dishan
- Genesis 36:26 In 1 Chr 1:41, Hamran
- Genesis 36:27 In 1 Chr 1:42, Jaakan
- Genesis 36:29 Lit of the Horites
- Genesis 36:30 Lit of the Horites
- Genesis 36:32 Lit And Bela
- Genesis 36:35 Or struck
- Genesis 36:39 In 1 Chr 1:50, Hadad
- Genesis 36:39 In 1 Chr 1:50, Pai
- Genesis 36:40 Lit of Esau
- Genesis 36:40 In 1 Chr 1:51, Aliah
- Genesis 36:43 Heb Edom
Genesis 36
EasyEnglish Bible
Esau's family
36 This is the report about Esau and his family. (Esau is also called Edom.)
2 Esau took women from Canaan to be his wives. They were:
Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite,
Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
3 and Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4 Esau's wife Adah gave birth to a son called Eliphaz. Basemath gave birth to a son called Reuel. 5 Oholibamah gave birth to three sons: Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were Esau's sons that were born in the land of Canaan.
6 Esau went to a land that was a long way from his brother Jacob. He took with him his wives, his sons and daughters and everyone in his house. He took his animals and all the things that he had got while he lived in Canaan. 7 Esau and Jacob both had too many animals to live together in the same place. There was not enough land to give food to all their animals. 8 So Esau went to live in the hills of Seir. He was also called Edom.
9 This is a list of Esau's descendants, the Edomites. They lived 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.
11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz. 12 Esau's son Eliphaz also had a slave wife. Her name was Timna. She gave birth to a son called Amalek. Those were the grandsons of Esau's wife, Adah.
13 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. Those were grandsons of Esau's wife, Basemath. 14 Esau's wife Oholibamah was the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon. Her sons were Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
15 These were Esau's descendants who became leaders of their clans: The sons of Esau's firstborn son, Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, 16 Korah, Gatam and Amalek. These were the clan leaders who were descendants of Eliphaz in Edom. They were grandsons of Adah.
17 The sons of Esau's son, Reuel, who became clan leaders in Edom were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. They were grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
18 The sons of Esau's wife, Oholibamah, who became clan leaders were Jeush, Jalam and Korah. Oholibamah was the daughter of Anah.
19 All those were the sons of Esau and they became the leaders of their clans.
20 These were the descendants of Seir the Horite. They lived in that land before Esau arrived there. They were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These descendants of Seir were leaders of the Horite clans in Edom. 22 Lotan's sons were Hori and Homam. Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 Shobal's sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. 24 Zibeon's sons were Aiah and Anah. This was the same Anah who found a place with hot water in the wilderness when he was taking care of his father Zibeon's donkeys. 25 Anah's children were Dishon and Oholibamah (his daughter). 26 Dishon's sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran. 27 Ezer's sons were Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. 28 Dishan's sons were Uz and Aran.
29 These were the leaders of the Horite clans in the land of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 30 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
31 Before any kings ruled over the Israelites, these kings ruled in the land of Edom: 32 Beor's son Bela became king of Edom. His city was called Dinhabah. 33 When Bela died, Zerah's son Jobab became the next king. 34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became the next king. 35 When Husham died, Bedad's son Hadad became the next king. Bedad had won the war against the Midianites in the region of Moab. Hadad's city was called Avith. 36 When Hadad died, Samlah became the next king. He was from Masrekah. 37 When Samlah died, Shaul became the next king. He was from Rehoboth on the river. 38 When Shaul died, Akbor's son Baal-Hanan became the next king. 39 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became the next king. His city was called Pau. Hadad's wife was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, and the granddaughter of Me-Zahab.
40 These descendants of Esau were the leaders of their clans: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel and Iram. These were the leaders who lived with their families in different places in the land. Each place was called the same name as the clan leader who lived there.
All those people are the descendants of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites.
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