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Genesis 36
New International Version

### Esau’s Descendants(A)(B)

36 This is the account(C) of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).(D)

2 Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan:(E) Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite,(F) and Oholibamah(G) daughter of Anah(H) and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite(I)— 3 also Basemath(J) daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.(K)

4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,(L) 5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(M) These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.

6 Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan,(N) and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob.(O) 7 Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.(P) 8 So Esau(Q) (that is, Edom)(R) settled in the hill country of Seir.(S)

9 This is the account(T) of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites(U) in the hill country of Seir.

10 These are the names of Esau’s sons:

Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.(V)

11 The sons of Eliphaz:(W)

Teman,(X) Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.(Y)

12 Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine(Z) named Timna, who bore him Amalek.(AA) These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.(AB)

13 The sons of Reuel:

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.(AC)

14 The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah(AD) daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau:

Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(AE)

15 These were the chiefs(AF) among Esau’s descendants:

The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau:

Chiefs Teman,(AG) Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,(AH) 16 Korah,[a] Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz(AI) in Edom;(AJ) they were grandsons of Adah.(AK)

17 The sons of Esau’s son Reuel:(AL)

Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.(AM)

18 The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah:(AN)

Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(AO) These were the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

19 These were the sons of Esau(AP) (that is, Edom),(AQ) and these were their chiefs.(AR)

20 These were the sons of Seir the Horite,(AS) who were living in the region:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,(AT) 21 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.(AU)

22 The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam.[b] Timna was Lotan’s sister.

23 The sons of Shobal:

Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

24 The sons of Zibeon:(AV)

Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs[c](AW) in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys(AX) of his father Zibeon.

25 The children of Anah:(AY)

Dishon and Oholibamah(AZ) daughter of Anah.

26 The sons of Dishon[d]:

Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

27 The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

28 The sons of Dishan:

Uz and Aran.

29 These were the Horite chiefs:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,(BA) 30 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs,(BB) according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.

### The Rulers of Edom(BC)

31 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king(BD) reigned:

32 Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.

33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah(BE) succeeded him as king.

34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites(BF) succeeded him as king.

35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian(BG) in the country of Moab,(BH) succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

36 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

37 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth(BI) on the river succeeded him as king.

38 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

39 When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad[e] succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

40 These were the chiefs(BJ) descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied.

This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.(BK)

#### Footnotes

1. Genesis 36:16 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (also verse 11 and 1 Chron. 1:36) does not have Korah.
2. Genesis 36:22 Hebrew Hemam, a variant of Homam (see 1 Chron. 1:39)
3. Genesis 36:24 Vulgate; Syriac discovered water; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
4. Genesis 36:26 Hebrew Dishan, a variant of Dishon
5. Genesis 36:39 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 1:50); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Hadar

#### Cross references

1. Genesis 36:1 : 36:10-14pp — 1Ch 1:35-37
2. Genesis 36:1 : 36:20-28pp — 1Ch 1:38-42
3. Genesis 36:1 : S Ge 2:4
4. Genesis 36:1 : S Ge 25:30
5. Genesis 36:2 : Ge 28:8-9
6. Genesis 36:2 : Ge 26:34
7. Genesis 36:2 : ver 14, 18
8. Genesis 36:2 : ver 25; 1Ch 1:40
9. Genesis 36:2 : ver 24; S Ge 10:17; 1Ch 1:40
10. Genesis 36:3 : ver 4, 10, 13, 17
11. Genesis 36:3 : S Ge 25:13
12. Genesis 36:4 : S ver 3; 1Ch 1:35
13. Genesis 36:5 : ver 14, 18; 1Ch 1:35
14. Genesis 36:6 : Ge 12:5
15. Genesis 36:6 : Ge 27:39
16. Genesis 36:7 : S Ge 13:6
17. Genesis 36:8 : Dt 2:4
18. Genesis 36:8 : S Ge 25:30
19. Genesis 36:8 : S Ge 14:6
20. Genesis 36:9 : S Ge 2:4
21. Genesis 36:9 : ver 1, 43
22. Genesis 36:10 : S ver 3
23. Genesis 36:11 : ver 15-16; 1Ch 1:45; Job 2:11; 4:1
24. Genesis 36:11 : Jer 49:7, 20; Eze 25:13; Am 1:12; Ob 1:9; Hab 3:3
25. Genesis 36:11 : ver 15
26. Genesis 36:12 : S Ge 22:24
27. Genesis 36:12 : Ex 17:8, 16; Nu 24:20; Dt 25:17, 19; 1Sa 15:2; 27:8
28. Genesis 36:12 : ver 16
29. Genesis 36:13 : S ver 3
30. Genesis 36:14 : S ver 2
31. Genesis 36:14 : S ver 5
32. Genesis 36:15 : ver 19, 40; Ex 15:15
33. Genesis 36:15 : Job 2:11; Jer 49:7; Eze 25:13; Am 1:12; Hab 3:3
34. Genesis 36:15 : S ver 11
35. Genesis 36:16 : S ver 11
36. Genesis 36:16 : Ge 32:3; Ex 15:15; Nu 20:14; 33:37
37. Genesis 36:16 : ver 12
38. Genesis 36:17 : 1Ch 1:37
39. Genesis 36:17 : S ver 3
40. Genesis 36:18 : S ver 2
41. Genesis 36:18 : S ver 5
42. Genesis 36:19 : 1Ch 1:35
43. Genesis 36:19 : S Ge 25:30
44. Genesis 36:19 : S ver 15
45. Genesis 36:20 : S Ge 14:6
46. Genesis 36:20 : ver 29
47. Genesis 36:21 : ver 30
48. Genesis 36:24 : S ver 2
49. Genesis 36:24 : Jos 15:19
50. Genesis 36:24 : Job 1:14
51. Genesis 36:25 : S ver 2
52. Genesis 36:25 : S ver 2
53. Genesis 36:29 : ver 20
54. Genesis 36:30 : ver 21
55. Genesis 36:31 : 36:31-43pp — 1Ch 1:43-54
56. Genesis 36:31 : S Ge 17:6
57. Genesis 36:33 : Isa 34:6; 63:1; Jer 49:13, 22
58. Genesis 36:34 : Jer 49:7; Eze 25:13; Ob 1:9
59. Genesis 36:35 : S Ge 25:2
60. Genesis 36:35 : S Ge 19:37; Nu 21:11; 22:1; Dt 1:5; Jdg 3:30; Ru 1:1, 6
61. Genesis 36:37 : Ge 26:22
62. Genesis 36:40 : S ver 15
63. Genesis 36:43 : S ver 9

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