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Genesis 36
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Descendants of Esau

36This is the account of the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom).H8435H6215H1232Esau married two young women from Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite.H6215H3947H802H1323H3667H5711H1323H356H2850H173H1323H6034H1323H6649H23403He also married his cousin Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth.H1315H3458H1323H269H50324Adah gave birth to a son named Eliphaz for Esau. Basemath gave birth to a son named Reuel.H5711H3205H6215H464H1315H3205H74675Oholibamah gave birth to sons named Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons were born to Esau in the land of Canaan.H173H3205H3274H3281H7141H1121H6215H3205H776H36676Esau took his wives, his children, and his entire household, along with his livestock and cattle—all the wealth he had acquired in the land of Canaan—and moved away from his brother, Jacob.H6215H3947H802H1121H1323H5315H1004H4735H929H7075H7408H776H3667H3212H776H6440H251H32907There was not enough land to support them both because of all the livestock and possessions they had acquired.H7399H7227H3427H3162H776H4033H3201H5375H6440H47358So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.H3427H6215H2022H8165H6215H1239This is the account of Esau's descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir.H8435H6215H1H123H2022H816510These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah; and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.H8034H6215H1121H464H1121H5711H802H6215H7467H1121H1315H802H621511The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.H1121H464H8487H201H6825H1609H707312Timna, the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, gave birth to a son named Amalek. These are the descendants of Esau's wife Adah.H8555H6370H464H6215H1121H3205H464H6002H1121H5711H6215H80213The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.H1121H7467H5184H2226H8048H4199H1121H1315H6215H80214Esau also had sons through Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon. Their names were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.H1121H173H1323H6034H1323H6649H6215H802H3205H6215H3274H3281H714115These are the descendants of Esau who became the leaders of various clans: The descendants of Esau's oldest son, Eliphaz, became the leaders of the clans of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,H441H1121H6215H1121H464H1060H6215H441H8487H441H201H441H6825H441H707316Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Eliphaz. All these were descendants of Esau's wife Adah.H441H7141H441H1609H441H6002H441H464H776H123H1121H571117The descendants of Esau's son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Reuel. All these were descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.H1121H7467H6215H1121H441H5184H441H2226H441H8048H441H4199H441H7467H776H123H1121H1315H6215H80218The descendants of Esau and his wife Oholibamah became the leaders of the clans of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the clan leaders who descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.H1121H173H6215H802H441H3266H441H3281H441H7141H441H173H1323H6034H6215H80219These are the clans descended from Esau (also known as Edom), identified by their clan leaders.H1121H6215H123H441

Original Peoples of Edom

20These are the names of the tribes that descended from Seir the Horite. They lived in the land of Edom: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,H1121H8165H2752H3427H776H3877H7732H6649H603421Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom.H1787H687H1789H441H2752H1121H8165H776H12322The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan뭩 sister was named Timna.H1121H3877H2753H1967H3877H269H855523The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.H1121H7732H5935H4506H5858H8195H20824The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was grazing his father's donkeys.)H1121H6649H345H6034H6034H4672H3222H4057H7462H2543H6649H125The descendants of Anah were his son, Dishon, and his daughter, Oholibamah.H1121H6034H1787H173H1323H603426The descendants of Dishonc were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.H1121H1787H2533H790H3506H376327The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.H1121H687H1092H2190H613028The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran.H1121H1789H5780H76529So these were the leaders of the Horite clans: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,H441H2752H441H3877H441H7732H441H6649H441H603430Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir.H441H1787H441H687H441H1789H441H2753H441H776H8165

Rulers of Edom

31These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelitesc.H4428H4427H776H123H6440H4427H4428H1121H347832Bela son of Beor, who ruled in Edom from his city of Dinhabah.H1106H1121H1160H4427H123H8034H5892H183833When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.H1106H4191H3103H1121H2226H1224H442734When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.H3103H4191H2367H776H8489H442735When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab.H2367H4191H1908H1121H911H5221H4080H7704H4124H4427H8034H5892H576236When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place.H1908H4191H8072H4957H442737When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place.H8072H4191H7586H7344H5104H442738When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place.H7586H4191H1177H1121H5907H442739When Baal-hanan son of Acbor died, Hadadc became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.H1177H1121H5907H4191H1924H4427H8034H5892H6464H802H8034H4105H1323H4308H1323H431440These are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Esau, who lived in the places named for them: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,H8034H441H6215H4940H4725H8034H441H8555H441H5933H441H350941Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,H441H173H441H425H441H637342Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,H441H7073H441H8487H441H401443Magdiel, and Iram. These are the leaders of the clans of Edom, listed according to their settlements in the land they occupied. They all descended from Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites.H441H4025H441H5902H441H123H4186H776H272H6215H1H123


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