< Genesis 36 >

1 And these are the generations of Esau, the same is Edom.
The following is the genealogy of Esau (also known as Edom).
2 Esau took wives of the daughters of Chanaan: Ada the daughter of Elon the Hethite, and Oolibama the daughter of Ana, the daughter of Sebeon the Hevite:
Esau married two Canaanite women: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite.
3 And Basemath the daughter of Ismael, sister of Nabajoth.
In addition he married Basemath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4 And Ada bore Eliphaz: Basemath bore Rahuel:
Adah had a son for Esau named Eliphaz. Basemath had Reul.
5 Oolibama bore Jehus and Ihelon and Core. These are the sons of Esau, that were born to him in the land of Chanaan.
Oholibamah had Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.
6 And Esau took his wives and his sons and daughters, and every soul of his house, and his substance, and cattle, and all that he was able to acquire in the land of Chanaan: and went into another country, and departed from his brother Jacob.
Esau took his wives, sons and daughters, and everyone in his household, together with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the possessions he had gained while in Canaan, and went to live in a country far away from his brother Jacob.
7 For they were exceeding rich, and could not dwell together: neither was the land in which they sojourned able to bear them, for the multitude of their flocks.
He did this because the land they were living in couldn't support both of them with all their livestock.
8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: he is Edom.
Esau settled down in the hill country of Seir.
9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of Edom in mount Seir,
The following is the genealogy of Esau, father of the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir:
10 And these the names of his sons: Eliphaz the son of Ada the wife of Esau: and Rahuel the son of Basemath his wife.
These were the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, son of Esau's wife Basemath.
11 And Eliphaz had sons: Theman, Omar, Sepho, and Gatham, and Cenez.
The sons of Eliphaz were: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 And Thamna was the concubine of Eliphaz the son of Esau: and she bore him Amalech. These are the sons of Ada the wife of Esau.
Timna, the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, had Amalek for Eliphaz. These were the descendants of Esau's wife Adah.
13 And the sons of Rahuel were Nahath and Zara, Samma and Meza. These were the sons of Basemath the wife of Esau.
These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.
14 And these were the sons of Oolibama, the daughter of Ana, the daughter of Sebeon, the wife of Esau, whom she bore to him, Jehus, and Ihelon, and Core.
These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she had for Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
15 These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: duke Theman, duke Omar, duke Sepho, duke Cenez,
These were the tribal leaders of Esau's sons. The tribal leaders of the sons of Eliphaz (Esau's firstborn) were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
16 Duke Core, duke Gatham, duke Amalech: these are the sons of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom, and these the sons of Ada.
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They were the tribal leaders of Eliphaz in the country of Edom, and they were the descendants of Adah.
17 And these were the sons of Rahuel, the son of Esau: duke Nahath, duke Zara, duke Samma, duke Meza. And these are the dukes of Rahuel, in the land of Edom: these the sons of Basemath the wife of Esau.
These were the sons of Esau's son Reuel: tribal leaders Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were the tribal leaders descended from Reuel in the country of Edom, and they were the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.
18 And these the sons of Oolibama the wife of Esau: duke Jehus, duke Ihelon, duke Core. These are the dukes of Oolibama, the daughter of Ana, and wife of Esau.
These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: tribal leaders Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; they were the tribal leaders descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.
19 These are the sons of Esau, and these the dukes of them: the same is Edom.
All these were the sons of Esau (also called Edom), and they were their tribal leaders.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horrite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and Sobal, and Sebeon, and Ana,
These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the country: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 And Dison, and Eser, and Disan. These are dukes of the Horrites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; they were the tribal leaders of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
22 And Lotan had sons: Hori and Heman. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.
The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan's sister.
23 And these the sons of Sobal: Alvan and Manahat, and Ebal, and Sepho, and Oman.
These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 And these the sons of Sebeon: Aia and Ana. This is Ana that found the hot waters in the wilderness, when he fed the asses of Sebeon his father:
These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This was the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was looking after the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)
25 And he had a son Dison, and a daughter Oolibama.
These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.
26 And these were the sons of Dison: Hamdan, and Eseban, and Jethram, and Charan.
These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27 These also were the sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Acan.
These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 And Disan had sons: Hus, and Aram.
These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
29 These were dukes of the Horrites: duke Lotan, duke Sobal, duke Sebeon, duke Ana,
These were the tribal leaders of the Horites: tribal leaders Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
30 Duke Dison, duke Eser, duke Disan: these were dukes of the Horrites that ruled in the land of Seir.
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They were the tribal leaders of the Horites listed according to their tribes in the country of Seir.
31 And the kings that ruled in the land of Edom, before the children of Israel had a king were these:
These were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before there was any king who ruled over the Israelites:
32 Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city Denaba.
Bela, son of Beor, ruled in Edom and the name of his town was Dinhabah.
33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zara of Bosra reigned in his stead.
When Bela died, Jobab, son of Zerah from Bozrah, took over as king.
34 And when Jobab was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites took over as king.
35 And after his death, Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, who defeated the Madianites in the country of Moab: and the name of his city was Avith.
When Husham died, Hadad, son of Bedad, took over as king. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, and the name of his town was Avith.
36 And when Adad was dead, there reigned in his stead, Semla of Masreca.
When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took over as king.
37 And he being dead, Saul of the river Rohoboth, reigned in his stead.
When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates took over as king.
38 And when he also was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor succeeded to the kingdom.
When Shaul died, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, took over as king.
39 This man also being dead, Adar reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Phau: and his wife was called Meetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezaab.
When Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, died, Hadad took over as king. The name of his town was Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.
40 And these are the names of the dukes of Esau in their kindreds, and places, and callings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth,
These were the names of the tribal leaders descended from Esau, according to their families and where they lived, listed by name: tribal leaders Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
41 Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,
Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
42 Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,
Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
43 Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram: these are the dukes of Edom dwelling in the land of their government; the same is Esau the father of the Edomites.
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the tribal leaders of Edom, listed according to the places where they lived in the country. Esau was the ancestor of the Edomites.

< Genesis 36 >