Genesis 36:1-16 ▼

1 This is the account of Esau (hairy) (that is, Edom (red)).

2 Esau (hairy) took his wives from the daughters of Canaan (lowland): Adah (ornament) daughter of Elon (mighty) the Hittite, Oholibamah (tent of the high place) daughter of Anah (answer) and granddaughter of Zibeon (dyed) the Hivite (villagers),

3 and Basemath (spice) daughter of Ishmael (God hears) and sister of Nebaioth (heights).

4 And Adah (ornament) bore Eliphaz (my God is gold) to Esau (hairy), Basemath (spice) gave birth to Reuel (friend of God),

5 and Oholibamah (tent of the high place) gave birth to Jeush (assembler), Jalam (concealed), and Korah (bald). These were the sons of Esau (hairy), who were born to him in the land of Canaan (lowland).

6 Later, Esau (hairy) took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan (lowland), and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob (he grasps the heel).

7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

8 So Esau (hairy) (that is, Edom (red)) settled in the area of Mount Seir (shaggy).

9 This is the account of Esau (hairy), the father of the Edomites (red), in the area of Mount Seir (shaggy).

10 These are the names of Esau’s (hairy) sons: Eliphaz (my God is gold) son of Esau’s wife Adah (ornament), and Reuel (friend of God) son of Esau’s wife Basemath (spice).

11 The sons of Eliphaz (my God is gold) were Teman (south), Omar (speaker / eloquent), Zepho (watch-tower), Gatam (a burnt valley), and Kenaz (hunter).

12 Additionally, Timna (restrained), a concubine of Esau’s (hairy) son Eliphaz (my God is gold), gave birth to Amalek (dweller in a valley). These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah (ornament).

13 These are the sons of Reuel (friend of God): Nahath (rest), Zerah (rising), Shammah (astonishment), and Mizzah (fear). They are the grandsons of Esau’s (hairy) wife Basemath (spice).

14 These are the sons of Esau’s (hairy) wife Oholibamah (tent of the high place) (daughter of Anah (answer) and granddaughter of Zibeon (dyed)) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush (assembler), Jalam (concealed), and Korah (bald).

15 These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau (hairy). The sons of Eliphaz (my God is gold) the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman (south), Omar (speaker / eloquent), Zepho (watch-tower), Kenaz (hunter),

16 Korah, Gatam (a burnt valley), and Amalek (dweller in a valley). They are the chiefs of Eliphaz (my God is gold) in the land of Edom (red), and they are the grandsons of Adah (ornament).