Genesis 36

1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who 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 Aholibamah 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 Bahsemath Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebayoth.

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

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

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

5 And Aholibamah bore Yeush, and Ya'lam, and Korach: these are the sons of Esau, that were born unto him in the land 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 persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had gotten in the land of Canaan; and went into another country from the face of 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 riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land of their sojourning 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 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

Esau settled down in the hill country of Seir.

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edom in mount 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 Bahsemath 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 Ga'tam, 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 were 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: Nachath, and Zerach, Shammah, and Mizzah; these were the sons of Bahsemath, 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 Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bore to Esau Yeush, and Ya'lam, and Korach.

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 dukes of the sons of Esau; the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke 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 Duke Korach, duke Ga'tam, duke Amalek; these are the dukes 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: duke Nachath, duke Zerach, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah; these are the dukes of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bahsemath, 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 Aholibamah, Esau's wife: duke Yeush, duke Ya'lam, duke Korach; these are the dukes of Aholibamah 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 dukes; this 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 Chorite, who inhabited 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 Etzer, and Dishan; these are the dukes of the Chorites, 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 Chori and Heman; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

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

23 And these were the children of Shobal: Alvan, and Manachath, 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: both Ajah, and Anah; this was that Anah that found the mules 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 Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

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

26 And these are the children of Dishan: Chemdan, and Eshban, and Yithran, and Cheran.

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

27 These are the children of Etzer: Bilhan, 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 dukes of the Chorites: duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah;

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

30 Duke Dishon, duke Etzer, duke Dishan; these are the dukes of the Chorites, after their dukes 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 there reigned in Edom Bela the son of Beor: 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 there reigned in his stead Yobab the son of Zerach of Bozrah.

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

34 And Yobab died, and there reigned in his stead Chusham of the land of Teman.

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

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

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

37 And Samlah died, and there reigned in his stead Shaul of Rechoboth by the river.

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

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

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

39 And Baal-chanan the son of Achbor died, and there reigned in his stead Hadar, and the name of his 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 dukes of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: duke Timna, duke Alvah, duke Yetheth,

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 Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon.

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram; these are the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: this is Esau the father of the Edom.

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.