Genesis 36:1-39 ▼

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).

17 These are the sons of Esau’s (hairy) son Reuel (friend of God): Chiefs Nahath (rest), Zerah (rising), Shammah (astonishment), and Mizzah (fear). They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom (red), and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath (spice).

18 These are the sons of Esau’s (hairy) wife Oholibamah (tent of the high place): Chiefs Jeush (He hurries to aid), Jalam (concealed), and Korah (bald). They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah (answer).

19 All these are the sons of Esau (hairy) (that is, Edom (red)), and they were their chiefs.

20 These are the sons of Seir (shaggy) the Horite (cave dweller), who were living in the land: Lotan (covering), Shobal (flowing), Zibeon (dyed), Anah (answer),

21 Dishon (thresher), Ezer (treasure), and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites (cave dweller), the descendants of Seir (shaggy) in the land of Edom (red).

22 The sons of Lotan (covering) were Hori (cave dweller) and Hemam (Homam). Timna (restrained) was Lotan’s sister.

23 These are the sons of Shobal (flowing): Alvan (tall), Manahath (rest), Ebal (stone), Shepho (bold), and Onam (vigorous).

24 These are the sons of Zibeon (dyed): Aiah (falcon) and Anah (answer). (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)

25 These are the children of Anah (answer): Dishon (thresher) and Oholibamah (tent of the high place) daughter of Anah.

26 These are the sons of Dishon {Dishan}: Hemdan (desire), Eshban (fire of discernment), Ithran (advantage), and Cheran (lyre).

27 These are the sons of Ezer (treasure): Bilhan (their decrepitude), Zaavan (troubled), and Akan (sharp-sighted).

28 These are the sons of Dishan (thresher): Uz (wooded) and Aran (joyous).

29 These are the chiefs of the Horites (cave dweller): Chiefs Lotan (covering), Shobal (flowing), Zibeon (dyed), Anah (answer),

30 Dishon (thresher), Ezer (treasure), and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites (cave dweller), according to their divisions in the land of Seir (shaggy).

31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom (red) before any king reigned over the Israelites (before an Israelite king reigned over them:):

32 Bela (destruction) son of Beor (burning) reigned in Edom (red); the name of his city was Dinhabah (give judgement).

33 When Bela (destruction) died, Jobab (a desert) son of Zerah (rising) from Bozrah (sheepfold / fortress) reigned in his place.

34 When Jobab (a desert) died, Husham (haste) from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

35 When Husham (haste) died, Hadad (mighty) son of Bedad (solitary), who defeated Midian (strife) in the country of Moab (of his father), reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith (ruins).

36 When Hadad (mighty) died, Samlah (garment) from Masrekah (vineyard of noble vines) reigned in his place.

37 When Samlah (garment) died, Shaul (desired) from Rehoboth (broad places) on the Euphrates \the River/ reigned in his place.

38 When Shaul (desired) died, Baal-hanan (Baal is gracious) son of Achbor (mouse) reigned in his place.

39 When Baal-hanan (Baal is gracious) son of Achbor (mouse) died, Hadad [Hadar] reigned in his place. His city was named Pau (bleating), and his wife’s name was Mehetabel (favored of God) daughter of Matred (pushing forward), the daughter of Me-zahab (waters of gold).