Genesis 36
Esau, also known as Edom, married three women: Adah, Basemath, and Oholibamah, and had several sons with them. He and his family became wealthy and moved to Mount Seir, separating from his brother Jacob. The chapter lists the descendants of Esau, including his sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons, as well as the leaders of the Edomites. It also lists the kings of Edom, who ruled before the Israelites had a king, and the leaders of the Horites, the original inhabitants of the land of Edom.
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is EdomEsau took wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hiviteand Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael, sister of NebaiothThen Adah bore Eliphaz. Basemath conceived ReuelOholibamah conceived Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of CanaanThen Esau took his wives, and sons, and daughters, and every soul of his house, and his substance, and cattle, and whatever he was able to obtain in the land of Canaan, and he went into another region, withdrawing from his brother JacobFor they were very wealthy and were not able to live together. Neither was the land of their sojourn able to sustain them, because of the multitude of their flocksAnd Esau lived at mount Seir: he is EdomSo these are the generations of Esau, the father of Edom, at mount Seirand these are the names of his sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah, the wife of Esau, likewise Reuel, the son of Basemath, his wifeAnd Eliphaz had sons: Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and KenezNow Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. And she bore him Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, the wife of EsauAnd the sons of Reuel were Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, the wife of EsauLikewise, these were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the wife of Esau, whom she bore to him: Jeush, and Jalam, and KorahThese were leaders of the sons of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: leader Teman, leader Omar, leader Zepho, leader Kenezleader Korah, leader Gatam, leader Amalek. These are the sons of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom, and these the sons of AdahLikewise, these are the sons of Reuel, the son of Esau: leader Nahath, leader Zerah, leader Shammah, leader Mizzah. And these were the leaders of Reuel, in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath, the wife of EsauNow these are the sons of Oholibamah, the wife of Esau: leader Jeush, leader Jalam, leader Korah. These were the leaders of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and the wife of EsauThese are the sons of Esau, and these were their leaders: this is EdomThese are the sons of Seir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anahand Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These were the leaders of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of EdomNow Lotan produced sons: Hori and Heman. But the sister of Lotan was TimnaAnd these are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, and Shepho, and OnamAnd these are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, when he was pasturing the donkeys of his father ZibeonAnd he had a son Dishon, and a daughter OholibamahAnd these are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, and Esheban, and Ithran, and CheranLikewise, these are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and AkanThen Dishan had sons: Uz and AranThese were the leaders of the Horites: leader Lotan, leader Shobal, leader Zibeon, leader Anahleader Dishon, leader Ezer, leader Disan. These were leaders of the Horites who ruled in the land of SeirNow before the sons of Israel had a king, the kings who ruled in the land of Edom were theseBela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was DinhabahThen Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah from Bozrah, reigned in his placeAnd when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his placeLikewise, this one having died, Hadad the son of Bedad reigned in his place. He struck down Midian in the region of Moab. And the name of his city was AvithAnd when Adad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his placeLikewise, this one being dead, Shaul of the river Rehoboth, reigned in his placeAnd when he also had passed away, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, succeeded to the kingdomLikewise, this one being dead, Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pau. And his wife was called Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of MezahabTherefore, these were the names of the leaders of Esau, by their families, and places, and in their vocabulary: leader Timna, leader Alvah, leader Jethethleader Oholibamah, leader Elah, leader Pinonleader Kanez, leader Teman, leader Mibzarleader Magdiel, leader Iram. These were the leaders of Edom living in the land of their rule: this is Esau, the father of Idumea
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