Genesis 36:1-8

New International Reader's Version

The Family Line of Esau

36 Here is the story of the family line of Esau. Esau was also called Edom.

² Esau got his wives from among the women of Canaan. He married Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. He also married Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite. ³ And he married Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth.

⁴ Adah had Eliphaz by Esau. Basemath had Reuel. ⁵ Oholibamah had Jeush, Jalam and Korah. All of them were Esau’s sons. They were born in Canaan.

⁶ Esau moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob. Esau took with him his wives, his sons and daughters, and all the people who lived with him. He also took his livestock and all his other animals. He took everything he had acquired in Canaan. ⁷ Jacob and Esau owned so much that they couldn’t remain together. There wasn’t enough land for both of them. They had too much livestock. ⁸ So Esau made his home in the hill country of Seir. Esau was also called Edom.