Genesis 36

Esau's Marriages and Relocation Genesis 36:2–6

²Verse 2. Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite; ³Verse 3. and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth. ⁴Verse 4. Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel. ⁵Verse 5. Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan. ⁶Verse 6. Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.

Settlement in Seir Genesis 36:7–8

⁷Verse 7. For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn’t bear them because of their livestock. ⁸Verse 8. Esau lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.

Descendants of Esau Genesis 36:9–19

⁹Verse 9. This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir: ¹⁰Verse 10. these are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau. ¹¹Verse 11. The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. ¹²Verse 12. Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife. ¹³Verse 13. These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. ¹⁴Verse 14. These were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

¹⁵Verse 15. These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, ¹⁶Verse 16. chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. ¹⁷Verse 17. These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. ¹⁸Verse 18. These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

¹⁹Verse 19. These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.

The Horites of Seir Genesis 36:20–30

²⁰Verse 20. These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, ²¹Verse 21. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. ²²Verse 22. The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan’s sister was Timna. ²³Verse 23. These are the children of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. ²⁴Verse 24. These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father. ²⁵Verse 25. These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

²⁶Verse 26. These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. ²⁷Verse 27. These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. ²⁸Verse 28. These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran. ²⁹Verse 29. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, ³⁰Verse 30. chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan: these are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

Kings of Edom and Chiefs Genesis 36:31–43

³¹Verse 31. These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel. ³²Verse 32. Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah. ³³Verse 33. Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place. ³⁴Verse 34. Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. ³⁵Verse 35. Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. ³⁶Verse 36. Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

³⁷Verse 37. Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place. ³⁸Verse 38. Shaul died, and Baal Hanan, the son of Achbor reigned in his place. ³⁹Verse 39. Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. ⁴⁰Verse 40. These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, ⁴¹Verse 41. chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, ⁴²Verse 42. chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

⁴³Verse 43. chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.