Genesis 36

1 Now these are the generations of Esau — the same is Edom.

The following is the genealogy of Esau (also known as Edom).

2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

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 Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

In addition he married Basemath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

4 And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel;

Adah had a son for Esau named Eliphaz. Basemath had Reul.

5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, that were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

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 his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away 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 their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.

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 the mountain-land of Seir — Esau is Edom.

Esau settled down in the hill country of Seir.

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of a the Edomites in the mountain-land of Seir.

The following is the genealogy of Esau, father of the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir:

10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.

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 the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

The sons of Eliphaz were: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah Esau's wife.

Timna, the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, had Amalek for Eliphaz. These were the descendants of Esau's wife Adah.

13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

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 Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife; and she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

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 are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: the chief of Teman, the chief of Omar, the chief of Zepho, the chief of Kenaz,

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 the chief of Korah, the chief of Gatam, the chief of Amalek. These are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.

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 are the sons of Reuel Esau's son: the chief of Nahath, the chief of Zerah, the chief of Shammah, the chief of Mizzah. These are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

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 are the sons of Oholibamah Esau's wife: the chief of Jeush, the chief of Jalam, the chief of Korah. These are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

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 are their chiefs; 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 Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,

These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the country: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

21 and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children 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 the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan's sister.

23 And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah — this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon 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 these are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah.

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

26 And these are the children of Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran.

These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

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

These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

28 These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

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

These were the tribal leaders of the Horites: tribal leaders Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

30 the chief of Dishon, the chief of Ezer, the chief of Dishan. These are the chiefs that came of the Horites, according to their chiefs 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 these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

These were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before there was any king who ruled over the Israelites:

32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Bela, son of Beor, ruled in Edom and the name of his town was Dinhabah.

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

When Bela died, Jobab, son of Zerah from Bozrah, took over as king.

34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites took over as king.

35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; 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 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took over as king.

37 And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates took over as king.

38 And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

When Shaul died, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, took over as king.

39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead; and the name of the city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

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 chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: the chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the chief of 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 the chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon;

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

42 the chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar;

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

43 the chief of Magdiel, the chief of 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.

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.