Genesis 36

1 And these are the generations of Esau, the same is Edom.

Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (that is, 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 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;

3 And Basemath the daughter of Ismael, sister of Nabajoth.

and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

4 And Ada bore Eliphaz: Basemath bore Rahuel:

Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.

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 bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of 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, 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.

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.

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.

8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: he is Edom.

Esau lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of Edom in mount Seir,

This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites 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 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.

11 And Eliphaz had sons: Theman, Omar, Sepho, and Gatham, and Cenez.

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and 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 was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the descendants of Adah, Esau’s wife.

13 And the sons of Rahuel were Nahath and Zara, Samma and Meza. These were the sons of Basemath the wife of Esau.

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

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 Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: she bore to 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 are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

19 These are the sons of Esau, and these the dukes of them: the same is Edom.

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

20 These are the sons of Seir the Horrite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and Sobal, and Sebeon, and Ana,

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: 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. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

22 And Lotan had sons: Hori and Heman. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.

The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan’s sister was Timna.

23 And these the sons of Sobal: Alvan and Manahat, and Ebal, and Sepho, and Oman.

These are the children 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 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.

25 And he had a son Dison, and a daughter Oolibama.

These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

26 And these were the sons of Dison: Hamdan, and Eseban, and Jethram, and Charan.

These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

27 These also were the sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Acan.

These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

28 And Disan had sons: Hus, and Aram.

These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

29 These were dukes of the Horrites: duke Lotan, duke Sobal, duke Sebeon, duke Ana,

These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

30 Duke Dison, duke Eser, duke Disan: these were dukes of the Horrites that ruled in the land of Seir.

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.

31 And the kings that ruled in the land of Edom, before the children of Israel had a king were these:

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.

32 Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city Denaba.

Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah.

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zara of Bosra reigned in his stead.

Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place.

34 And when Jobab was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.

Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

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.

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.

36 And when Adad was dead, there reigned in his stead, Semla of Masreca.

Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

37 And he being dead, Saul of the river Rohoboth, reigned in his stead.

Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place.

38 And when he also was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor succeeded to the kingdom.

Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

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.

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.

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 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,

41 Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,

chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

42 Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,

chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief 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.

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.