Genesis 36
1 These are the descendants of Esau, who is Edom.
2 Esau took his wives from among the daughters of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
3 and Basemath, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth.
4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau; Basemath bore Reuel.
5 Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 Esau took his wives, sons, daughters, everyone in his household, his livestock, all his animals, and all the property he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to a land far from his brother Jacob.
7 For their possessions were too great for them to live together, and the land where they were staying as foreigners could not support them because of their livestock.
8 Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.
9 These are the descendants of Esau, father of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.
10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, son of Esau’s wife Adah; Reuel, son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, son of Esau, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
14 These were the sons of Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: she bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Esau.
15 These are the chiefs among Esau’s sons. The sons of Esau’s firstborn Eliphaz: Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,
16 Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, Chief Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.
17 These are the sons of Reuel, son of Esau: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, Chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
18 These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jalam, Chief Korah. These are the chiefs of Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
19 These are Esau’s sons, and these are their chiefs. This is Edom.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam, 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. This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness while he was tending the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.
26 These are the sons of Dishan: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
29 These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,
30 Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, Chief Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their clans, in the land of Seir.
31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites.
32 Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
33 Bela died, and Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
34 Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
35 Husham died, and Hadad son of Bedad reigned in his place. He defeated Midian in the fields of Moab, and the name of his city was Avith.
36 Hadad died, and Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
37 Samlah died, and Saul from Rehoboth by the river reigned in his place.
38 Saul died, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
39 Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.
40 These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their clans and places, listed by name: Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,
41 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
43 Chief Magdiel, Chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. This is Esau, father of Edom.
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