35 (A)The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and of Timna,[a] Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 (B)The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Hemam;[b] and Lotan's sister was Timna. 40 The sons of Shobal: Alvan,[c] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,[d] and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. 41 The son[e] of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan,[f] Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.[g] The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

43 (C)These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, the name of his city being Dinhabah. 44 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of (D)Bozrah reigned in his place. 45 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the (E)Temanites reigned in his place. 46 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith. 47 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 48 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates[h] reigned in his place. 49 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place. 50 Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51 And Hadad died.

The chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:36 Septuagint (compare Genesis 36:12); Hebrew lacks and of
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:39 Septuagint (compare Genesis 36:22); Hebrew Homam
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:40 Septuagint (compare Genesis 36:23); Hebrew Alian
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:40 Septuagint (compare Genesis 36:23); Hebrew Shephi
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:41 Hebrew sons
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:41 Septuagint (compare Genesis 36:26); Hebrew Hamran
  7. 1 Chronicles 1:42 Septuagint (compare Genesis 36:27); Hebrew Jaakan
  8. 1 Chronicles 1:48 Hebrew the River

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