雅各迁往伯特利

35 上帝对雅各说:“你到伯特利去住,你要在那里为上帝筑一座坛,祂在你逃避你哥哥以扫时曾向你显现。” 于是,雅各吩咐家人和所有的随从:“你们要除掉你们当中的外族神像,沐浴更衣,洁净自己。 我们要上伯特利去,在那里为上帝筑一座坛,祂在我遭遇患难时听了我的祷告,一路都与我同在。” 他们把所有外族的神像和自己的耳环都交给雅各,雅各把这些东西埋在示剑的橡树下。

他们就出发了,上帝使恐惧笼罩周围的城邑,没有人敢追赶他们。 雅各和所有的随从来到迦南的路斯,也就是伯特利。 他在那里建造了一座坛,称那地方为伊勒·伯特利[a],因为在他逃避哥哥的时候,上帝曾在那里向他显现。 后来利百加的奶妈底波拉死了,葬在伯特利山谷下面的橡树下,那棵树叫亚伦·巴古[b]

雅各从巴旦·亚兰回来后,上帝又向他显现,赐福给他。 10 上帝对他说:“你叫雅各,但从今以后不要再叫雅各了,你要改名叫以色列。”这样雅各改名为以色列。 11 上帝又说:“我是全能的上帝,你要生养众多,一国,甚至多国必从你而出,许多君王必出自你的子孙。 12 我要把赐给亚伯拉罕和以撒的土地赐给你和你的后代。” 13 上帝说完就离开雅各升上天去。 14 雅各在上帝跟他说话的地方立了一根石柱,又在柱子上奠酒、浇油, 15 称那地方为伯特利。

拉结和以撒去世

16 他们从伯特利继续前行,离以法他还有一段路时,拉结难产。 17 在难产的痛苦中,接生婆对她说:“不要害怕,你又添了一个儿子!” 18 拉结临死前给儿子取名叫便·俄尼[c],雅各却叫他便雅悯[d] 19 拉结死后就葬在通往以法他的路旁,以法他即伯利恒。 20 雅各在她的坟上立了石碑,至今还在。 21 以色列继续前行,在以得塔附近搭起了帐篷。 22 以色列在那里居住时,吕便和父亲的妾辟拉通奸,以色列也知道这件事。

雅各有十二个儿子。 23 利亚生了雅各的长子吕便、西缅、利未、犹大、以萨迦和西布伦。 24 拉结生了约瑟和便雅悯。 25 拉结的婢女辟拉生了但和拿弗他利。 26 利亚的婢女悉帕生了迦得和亚设。他们都是雅各的儿子,是在巴旦·亚兰出生的。

27 雅各来到他父亲以撒住的幔利,即基列·亚巴,也就是亚伯拉罕和以撒寄居的地方。基列·亚巴就是希伯仑。 28 以撒共活了一百八十岁, 29 年纪老迈,寿终正寝。他的儿子以扫和雅各把他安葬了。

以扫的后代

36 以下是以扫的后代,即以东的后代。

以扫娶了迦南女子为妻,她们是赫人以伦的女儿亚大和希未人祭便的孙女、亚拿的女儿阿何利巴玛。 他还娶了以实玛利的女儿、尼拜约的妹妹巴实抹。 亚大给以扫生了以利法,巴实抹生了流珥, 阿何利巴玛生了耶乌施、雅兰和可拉。他们都是以扫的儿子,是在迦南出生的。

以扫带着他在迦南所得的妻子、儿女和家中所有的人员,以及所有的牲畜和财产离开雅各,迁往别处。 以扫和雅各两家的财产和牲畜太多,那地方不够他们住, 于是以扫,即以东,搬到了西珥山居住。

以扫是西珥山区以东人的祖先,以下是他的子孙。

10 以扫的妻子亚大生了以利法,巴实抹生了流珥。 11 以利法的儿子是提幔、阿抹、洗玻、迦坦、基纳斯, 12 以利法的妾亭纳为他生了亚玛力,他们都是以扫妻子亚大的子孙。 13 流珥的儿子是拿哈、谢拉、沙玛和米撒,他们都是以扫妻子巴实抹的子孙。 14 以扫的妻子阿何利巴玛是祭便的孙女、亚拿的女儿,她给以扫生了耶乌施、雅兰和可拉。

15 以下是以扫子孙中的族长。

以扫的长子以利法的子孙中有提幔族长、阿抹族长、洗玻族长、基纳斯族长、 16 可拉族长、迦坦族长、亚玛力族长,他们都是以利法在以东的后代,即亚大的子孙。 17 以扫的儿子流珥的子孙中有拿哈族长、谢拉族长、沙玛族长、米撒族长,他们都是流珥在以东的后代,即以扫的妻子巴实抹的子孙。 18 以扫的妻子阿何利巴玛的子孙中有耶乌施族长、雅兰族长和可拉族长。这些都是以扫的妻子、亚拿的女儿阿何利巴玛子孙中的族长。

19 这些族长都是以扫的子孙,以扫又名以东。

20 以下是住在以东境内何利人西珥的子孙:罗坍、朔巴、祭便、亚拿、 21 底顺、以察、底珊。他们都是以东境内何利人西珥的子孙中的族长。

22 罗坍的儿子是何利和希幔,罗坍的妹妹是亭纳。 23 朔巴的儿子是亚勒文、玛拿辖、以巴录、示玻和阿南。 24 祭便的儿子是亚雅和亚拿,在旷野为父亲放驴时发现温泉的就是亚拿。 25 亚拿的儿子名叫底顺、女儿名叫阿何利巴玛。 26 底顺的儿子是欣但、伊是班、益兰和基兰。 27 以察的儿子是辟罕、撒番和亚干。 28 底珊的儿子是乌斯和亚兰。

29 以下是何利人的族长:罗坍族长、朔巴族长、祭便族长、亚拿族长、 30 底顺族长、以察族长、底珊族长。他们是西珥地区何利人各宗族的族长。

31 以色列人还没有君王统治之前,在以东做王的人如下: 32 比珥的儿子比拉在以东做王,定都亭哈巴。 33 比拉死后,波斯拉人谢拉的儿子约巴继位。 34 约巴死后,提幔地区的户珊继位。 35 户珊死后,比达之子哈达继位,定都亚未得,他曾在摩押地区击败米甸人。 36 哈达死后,玛士利加人桑拉继位。 37 桑拉死后,大河边的利河伯人扫罗继位。 38 扫罗死后,亚革波的儿子巴勒·哈南继位。 39 巴勒·哈南死后,哈达继位,定都巴乌,他的妻子名叫米希她别,是米·萨合的孙女、玛特列的女儿。

40 以下是按宗族在各地区做族长的以扫的后代:亭纳、亚勒瓦、耶帖、 41 阿何利巴玛、以拉、比嫩、 42 基纳斯、提幔、米比萨、 43 玛基叠、以兰。这些人在所住的以东各地做族长。以扫是以东人的始祖。

Footnotes

  1. 35:7 伊勒·伯特利”意思是“伯特利的上帝”。
  2. 35:8 亚伦·巴古”意思是“哭泣的橡树”。
  3. 35:18 便·俄尼”意思是“我在苦难中生的儿子”。
  4. 35:18 便雅悯”意思是“右手之子”,“右手”希伯来文有幸运或力量的意思。

Jacob Returns to Bethel

35 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel(A) and settle there, and build an altar(B) there to God,(C) who appeared to you(D) when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”(E)

So Jacob said to his household(F) and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods(G) you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.(H) Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,(I) who answered me in the day of my distress(J) and who has been with me wherever I have gone.(K) So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears,(L) and Jacob buried them under the oak(M) at Shechem.(N) Then they set out, and the terror of God(O) fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.(P)

Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz(Q) (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.(R) There he built an altar,(S) and he called the place El Bethel,[a](T) because it was there that God revealed himself to him(U) when he was fleeing from his brother.(V)

Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse,(W) died and was buried under the oak(X) outside Bethel.(Y) So it was named Allon Bakuth.[b]

After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[c](Z) God appeared to him again and blessed him.(AA) 10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[d] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[e](AB) So he named him Israel.

11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[f];(AC) be fruitful and increase in number.(AD) A nation(AE) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(AF) 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.(AG)(AH) 13 Then God went up from him(AI) at the place where he had talked with him.

14 Jacob set up a stone pillar(AJ) at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering(AK) on it; he also poured oil on it.(AL) 15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.[g](AM)

The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac(AN)

16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath,(AO) Rachel(AP) began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife(AQ) said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”(AR) 18 As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni.[h](AS) But his father named him Benjamin.[i](AT)

19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(AU) (that is, Bethlehem(AV)). 20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day(AW) that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.(AX)

21 Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.(AY) 22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine(AZ) Bilhah,(BA) and Israel heard of it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

23 The sons of Leah:(BB)

Reuben the firstborn(BC) of Jacob,

Simeon, Levi, Judah,(BD) Issachar and Zebulun.(BE)

24 The sons of Rachel:

Joseph(BF) and Benjamin.(BG)

25 The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah:(BH)

Dan and Naphtali.(BI)

26 The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah:(BJ)

Gad(BK) and Asher.(BL)

These were the sons of Jacob,(BM) who were born to him in Paddan Aram.(BN)

27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac(BO) in Mamre,(BP) near Kiriath Arba(BQ) (that is, Hebron),(BR) where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.(BS) 28 Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years.(BT) 29 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people,(BU) old and full of years.(BV) And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.(BW)

Esau’s Descendants(BX)(BY)

36 This is the account(BZ) of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).(CA)

Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan:(CB) Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite,(CC) and Oholibamah(CD) daughter of Anah(CE) and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite(CF) also Basemath(CG) daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.(CH)

Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,(CI) and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(CJ) 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,(CK) and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob.(CL) 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.(CM) So Esau(CN) (that is, Edom)(CO) settled in the hill country of Seir.(CP)

This is the account(CQ) of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites(CR) 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.(CS)

11 The sons of Eliphaz:(CT)

Teman,(CU) Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.(CV)

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

13 The sons of Reuel:

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

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

Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(DB)

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

The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau:

Chiefs Teman,(DD) Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,(DE) 16 Korah,[j] Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz(DF) in Edom;(DG) they were grandsons of Adah.(DH)

17 The sons of Esau’s son Reuel:(DI)

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

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

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

19 These were the sons of Esau(DM) (that is, Edom),(DN) and these were their chiefs.(DO)

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

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

22 The sons of Lotan:

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

23 The sons of Shobal:

Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

24 The sons of Zibeon:(DS)

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

25 The children of Anah:(DV)

Dishon and Oholibamah(DW) daughter of Anah.

26 The sons of Dishon[m]:

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,(DX) 30 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs,(DY) according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.

The Rulers of Edom(DZ)

31 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king(EA) 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(EB) succeeded him as king.

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

35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian(ED) in the country of Moab,(EE) 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(EF) 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[n] 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(EG) 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.(EH)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:7 El Bethel means God of Bethel.
  2. Genesis 35:8 Allon Bakuth means oak of weeping.
  3. Genesis 35:9 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verse 26
  4. Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  5. Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
  6. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
  7. Genesis 35:15 Bethel means house of God.
  8. Genesis 35:18 Ben-Oni means son of my trouble.
  9. Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of my right hand.
  10. Genesis 36:16 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (also verse 11 and 1 Chron. 1:36) does not have Korah.
  11. Genesis 36:22 Hebrew Hemam, a variant of Homam (see 1 Chron. 1:39)
  12. Genesis 36:24 Vulgate; Syriac discovered water; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  13. Genesis 36:26 Hebrew Dishan, a variant of Dishon
  14. 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