Abraham Names Isaac to be His Heir

25 Abraham had taken another wife whose name was Keturah. ² She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. ³ Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s sons were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. ⁴ Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s descendants.

A Summary of Ishmael’s Life

¹² Now this is what happened to Ishmael, whom Sarah’s Egyptian servant Hagar bore for Abraham. ¹³ Here’s a list of the names of Ishmael’s sons, recorded by their names and descendants: Nebaioth was the firstborn, followed by^[a] Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵ Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ¹⁶ These were Ishmael’s children, listed by their names according to their villages and their camps. There were a total of twelve tribal chiefs, according to their clans.

Esau’s Genealogies

36 This is a record of Esau’s genealogy, that is, of Edom. ² Esau had married Canaanite women, including Elon the Hittite’s daughter Adah, Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah (who was Zibeon the Hivite’s daughter), and ³ Ishamael’s daughter Basemath (who was Nebaioth’s sister). ⁴ Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, and ⁵ Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau’s sons, who were born to him in the territory of Canaan.

⁶ Later, Esau took his wives, his children, everyone in his household, his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions that he had acquired in the territory of Canaan and moved far away from his brother Jacob, ⁷ because their holdings were too vast to allow them to stay together, since the land where they had settled was not able to support all of their livestock. ⁸ So Esau lived in Mount Seir.^[a] (Esau was also known as Edom.)

⁹ This is a record of the family history of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites of Mount Seir. ¹⁰ The names of Esau’s sons were Eliphaz (the son of Esau’s wife Adah) and Reuel (the son of Esau’s wife Basemath).

¹¹ Eliphaz’s sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. ¹² Timnah was a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz. She bore Amalek to Eliphaz.

¹³ Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

¹⁴ These were the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, who was the daughter of Zibeon. She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah for Esau.

Leaders of Esau’s Descendants

¹⁵ These were the tribal leaders of Esau’s descendants; that is, the children of Eliphaz, who was Esau’s firstborn: tribal leaders^[b] Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, ¹⁶ Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the tribal leaders who descended^[c] from Eliphaz in the territory of Edom. These were Adah’s sons.

¹⁷ These were the descendants of Esau’s son Reuel: tribal leaders Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the tribal leaders who descended from Reuel in the territory of Edom. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

¹⁸ These were the descendants of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: tribal leaders Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These tribal leaders descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, Anah’s daughter. ¹⁹ These were the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom) and their tribal leaders.

Leaders of Seir’s Descendants

²⁰ These were the descendants of Seir the Horite, who lived in the territory: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, ²¹ Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the territory of Edom.

²² Lotan’s children were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was Timna.

²³ Shobal’s children were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

²⁴ Zibeon’s children were Aiah and Anah. Anah discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while grazing his father Zibeon’s donkeys.

²⁵ Anah’s children were Dishon and Anah’s daughter Oholibamah.

²⁶ Dishon’s children were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

²⁷ Ezer’s children were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

²⁸ Dishan’s children were Uz and Aran.

²⁹ These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites: tribal leaders Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, ³⁰ Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites, according to their tribal leaders in the territory of Seir.