36:1 These are the descendants of Esau:
36:2 Esau married women of
Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite.
Aholibamah daughter of Anah
daughter of Zibeon the Hivite.
36:3 And Basemath the daughter of Ishmael
and sister of Nebaioth.
36:4 Adah brought forth Eliphaz to Esau.
Basemath brought forth Reuel.
36:5 And Aholibamah brought forth Jeush
Jalam and Korah.
These were the sons of Esau
who were born to him in
36:6 Then Esau moved to a region
away from the presence of his brother Jacob
with his wives, sons and daughters
and all the members of his household
along with his herds and other animals
and things he had brought from
36:7 Dwelling there
with their many belongings
proved difficult because the land
could not support them all
together with their herds.
36:8 So Esau (
in the mountains of Seir.
36:9 These are the descendents of Esau
the leader of the Edomites
in the mountains of Seir:
36:10 These are the names of Esau's sons:
Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah.
Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.
36:11 The sons of Eliphaz:
Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.
36:12 Eliphaz was Esau's son
who had a mistress named Timna
who brought forth Amalek.
These were grandsons
of Esau's wife Adah.
36:13 The sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
These were grandsons of Basemath
Esau's wife.
36:14 These were the sons of Oholibamah
daughter of Anah
and granddaughter of Zibeon
Esau's wife brought forth:
Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
36:15 These were the teachers
among Esau's descendants:
The sons of Eliphaz
The firstborn of Esau
Teachers Teman and Omar
Zepho and Kenaz
36:16 Korah, Gatam and Amalek.
These were the teachers
coming from Eliphaz in
They were sons of Adah.
36:17 The sons of Esau's son Reuel:
Teachers Nahath and Zerah,
Shammah and Mizzah.
These teachers came from Reuel in
They were sons of Esau's wife Basemath.
36:18 The sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah:
Teachers Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
These were the teachers that descended
from Esau's wife Oholibamah
daughter of Anah.
36:19 These were the sons of Esau
and these were their teachers.
36:20 The sons of Seir the Horite
who inhabited the region:
Lotan and Shobal
Zibeon and Anah,
36:21 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
These sons of Seir in
were Horite leaders.
36:22 The sons of Lotan:
Hori and Homam.
Lotan’s sister was Timna.
36:23 The sons of Shobal:
Alvan, Manahath, Ebal,
Shepho and Onam.
36:24 The sons of Zibeon:
Aiah and Anah.
This Anah discovered the
in the desert while grazing
his father Zibeon’s donkeys.
36:25 The children of Anah:
Dishon and Oholibamah
daughter of Anah.
36:26 The sons of Dishon:
Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
36:27 The sons of Ezer:
Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.
36:28 The sons of Dishan:
Uz and Aran.
36:29 The teachers of the Horites were:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
36:30 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
These were teachers of the Horites
who taught in the region of Seir.
36:31 These were the rulers
who governed
before anyone governed
over the followers of
36:32 Then Bela son of Beor
began to rule
The name of his village was Dinhabah.
36:33 When Bela passed away
Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah
succeeded him as ruler.
36:34 When Jobab passed away
Husham from the Temanites region
succeeded him as ruler.
36:35 When Husham passed away
Hadad son of Bedad
who defeated Midian
in the
succeeded him as leader.
The name of his village was Avith.
36:36 When Hadad passed away
Samlah from Masrekah
succeeded him as leader.
36:37 When Samlah passed away
Saul from Rehoboth by the river
succeeded him as leader.
36:38 When Saul passed away
Baalhanan son of Akbor
succeeded him as ruler.
36:39 When Baalhanan son of Akbor passed away
Hadad succeeded him as leader.
His village was named
and his wife was Mehetabel
daughter of Matred
the daughter of Mezahab.
36:40 These were the names of teachers
that descended from Esau
according to their assemblies and regions:
Teachers Timna, Alvah and Jetheth
36:41 Teachers Oholibamah, Elah and Pinon
36:42 Teachers Kenaz, Teman and Mibzar
36:43 Teachers Magdiel and Iram.
These were the teachers of
according to the regions they settled.
This was the generation of Esau
the teacher of the Edomites.