Genesis 36

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1. 1What follows is the family record of Esau, also known as Edom.
2. 2Esau married women from Canaan: Adah, whose father was Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah, whose father was Anah and whose grandfather was Zibeon the Hivite.
3. 3He also married Bashemath, who was Ishmael's daughter and Nebajoth's sister.
4. 4Adah gave birth to Eliphaz for Esau, and Bashemath gave birth to Reuel.
5. 5Aholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, born to him while he lived in Canaan.
6. 6Esau took his wives, sons, daughters, everyone in his household, his cattle, all his other animals, and everything he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a different region, away from his brother Jacob.
7. 7Their combined wealth was too great for them to remain in the same place; the land where they were staying could not support both of them because of all their livestock.
8. 8So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.
9. 9Here is the family record of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.
10. 10These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, born to Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, born to Esau's wife Bashemath.
11. 11Eliphaz's sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12. 12Timna, who was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek for him. These were the sons of Esau's wife Adah.
13. 13Reuel's sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were descendants of Esau's wife Bashemath.
14. 14Esau's wife Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, gave birth to Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah for Esau.
15. 15These are the chiefs among Esau's descendants. From Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,
16. 16chief Korah, chief Gatam, and chief Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the territory of Edom; they were Adah's descendants.
17. 17From Esau's son Reuel came these chiefs: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, and chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the territory of Edom; they were descendants of Esau's wife Bashemath.
18. 18From Esau's wife Aholibamah came these chiefs: chief Jeush, chief Jaalam, and chief Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah and wife of Esau.
19. 19All of these were Esau's descendants — that is, Edom's descendants — and these were their chiefs.
20. 20The sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in that territory, were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21. 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs, the descendants of Seir, in the territory of Edom.
22. 22Lotan's sons were Hori and Hemam, and Lotan had a sister named Timna.
23. 23Shobal's sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24. 24The children of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. This is the same Anah who found the mules in the wilderness while he fed the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
25. 25Anah's children were Dishon and a daughter, Aholibamah.
26. 26Dishon's sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27. 27Ezer's sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28. 28Dishan's sons were Uz and Aran.
29. 29The Horite chiefs were as follows: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,
30. 30chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs, listed by their clans, in the territory of Seir.
31. 31The following kings ruled in the territory of Edom before any king ruled over the people of Israel.
32. 32Bela son of Beor became king of Edom, and his capital city was called Dinhabah.
33. 33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
34. 34When Jobab died, Husham from the territory of Temani succeeded him as king.
35. 35When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him as king. He was the one who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, and his capital city was called Avith.
36. 36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
37. 37When Samlah died, Saul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.
38. 38When Saul died, Baalhanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king.
39. 39When Baalhanan son of Achbor died, Hadar succeeded him as king. His capital city was called Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab.
40. 40Here are the chiefs descended from Esau, listed by their clans, their territories, and their names: chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
41. 41chief Aholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
42. 42chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
43. 43chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, listed according to where they settled in the land they owned. Esau was the father of the Edomites.