Genesis 36:16-43
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16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the clans[a] of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Adah. 17 These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: the clans[b] Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the clans[c] of Reuel in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.(A) 18 These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: the clans[d] Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the clans[e] born of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.(B) 19 These are the sons of Esau, that is, Edom, and these are their clans.[f]
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,(C) 21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the clans[g] of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman, and Lotan’s sister was Timna. 23 These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the springs[h] in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon. 25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.(D) 26 These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.(E) 28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 29 These are the clans[i] of the Horites: the clans[j] Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the clans[k] of the Horites, clan by clan[l] in the land of Seir.
31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites.(F) 32 Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Dinhabah. 33 Bela died, and Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah succeeded him as king. 34 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. 35 Husham died, and Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king, the name of his city being Avith. 36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah succeeded him as king. 37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates succeeded him as king. 38 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king. 39 Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, and Hadar succeeded him as king, the name of his city being Pau; his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.(G)
40 These are the names of the clans[m] of Esau, according to their families and their localities by their names: the clans[n] Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,(H) 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel, and Iram; these are the clans[o] of Edom, that is, Esau, the father of Edom, according to their settlements in the land that they held.
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