Genesis 36

1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Esau, whose other name was Edom.

2 Esau 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 Hivite,

Esau married three women from the Canaan region: Adah, the daughter of Elon from the Heth people-group; Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon from the Hiv people-group;

3 and Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth.

and Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

4 Then Adah bore Eliphaz. Basemath conceived Reuel.

Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz. Basemath gave birth to Reuel.

5 Oholibamah conceived Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons of Esau were born while he was living in the Canaan region.

6 Then 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 Jacob.

Jacob and Esau had very many possessions. The result was that they needed more land for their livestock. The land where they were living was not big enough for both of them. They had too much livestock. So Esau, whose other name was Edom, had taken his wives and sons and daughters and all the other members of his household, his sheep and goats and his other animals, and all the other things he had obtained in Canaan land, and they had moved to an area that was away from Jacob.

7 For 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 flocks.

8 And Esau lived at mount Seir: he is Edom.

They went to live in the Seir hilly area.

9 So these are the generations of Esau, the father of Edom, at mount Seir,

(Here is/I will now give you) another list of the male descendants of Esau. He was the ancestor of the Edom people-group who live in the Seir area.

10 and these are the names of his sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah, the wife of Esau, likewise Reuel, the son of Basemath, his wife.

Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz, and Esau’s wife Basemath gave birth to Reuel.

11 And Eliphaz had sons: Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenez.

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. And she bore him Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, the wife of Esau.

Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a (concubine/female slave whom he took as a secondary wife). Her name was Timna. She gave birth to Amalek. Those six men were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

13 And the sons of Reuel were Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

14 Likewise, 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 Korah.

Esau’s wife Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, gave birth to three sons: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

15 These were leaders of the sons of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: leader Teman, leader Omar, leader Zepho, leader Kenez,

(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the people-groups who were descendants of Esau. His oldest son Eliphaz was the ancestor of the Teman people-group, the Omar people-group, the Zepho people-group, the Kenaz people-group,

16 leader Korah, leader Gatam, leader Amalek. These are the sons of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom, and these the sons of Adah.

the Korah people-group, the Gatam people-group, and the Amalek people-group. They were descendants of Eliphaz and of Esau’s wife Adah. They lived in the Edom region.

17 Likewise, 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 Esau.

The sons of Esau’s son Reuel were ancestors of the Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah people-groups. They were descended from Esau’s wife Basemath. They also lived in Edom.

18 Now 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 Esau.

The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, whose mother was Anah, were ancestors of the Jeush, Jalam, and Korah people-groups.

19 These are the sons of Esau, and these were their leaders: this is Edom.

That is the list of the sons of Esau, and the people-groups who were their descendants.

20 These are the sons of Seir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

(This is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Seir, who belonged to the Hor people-group, who were the first people-group who lived in the Edom region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

21 and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These were the leaders of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. Those seven men became ancestors of people-groups. Each of the people-groups had the same name as the name of their ancestor.

22 Now Lotan produced sons: Hori and Heman. But the sister of Lotan was Timna.

The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

23 And these are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, and Shepho, and Onam.

The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 And 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 Zibeon.

The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. This Anah was the one who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was taking care of his father Zibeon’s donkeys.

25 And he had a son Dishon, and a daughter Oholibamah.

Anah had two children—a son named Dishon and a daughter named Oholibamah.

26 And these are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, and Esheban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

Dishon’s sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

27 Likewise, these are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

28 Then Dishan had sons: Uz and Aran.

Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.

29 These were the leaders of the Horites: leader Lotan, leader Shobal, leader Zibeon, leader Anah,

The people-groups who were descendants of Hor lived in the Seir/Edom region. The names of the people-groups are Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

30 leader Dishon, leader Ezer, leader Disan. These were leaders of the Horites who ruled in the land of Seir.

31 Now before the sons of Israel had a king, the kings who ruled in the land of Edom were these:

These are the names of the kings who ruled in Edom before any kings ruled over Israel.

32 Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Beor’s son Bela became the first king in Edom. The city where he lived was named Dinhabah.

33 Then Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah from Bozrah, reigned in his place.

When Bela died, Zerah’s son Jobab/became the king. He was from Bozrah [city].

34 And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

When Jobab died, Husham became the king. He was from the region where the Teman people-group lived.

35 Likewise, 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 Avith.

When Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadan became the king. Husham’s army fought the army of the Midian people-group in the Moab region and defeated them. The city where Husham lived was Avith.

36 And when Adad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

When Hadad died, Samlah became the king. He was from Masrekah [town].

37 Likewise, this one being dead, Shaul of the river Rehoboth, reigned in his place.

When Samlah died, Shaul became the king. He was from Rehoboth [town] along the [Euphrates] river.

38 And when he also had passed away, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, succeeded to the kingdom.

When Shaul died, Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan became king.

39 Likewise, 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 Mezahab.

When Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became king. The city where he lived was named Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Me-Zahab.

40 Therefore, these were the names of the leaders of Esau, by their families, and places, and in their vocabulary: leader Timna, leader Alvah, leader Jetheth,

(Here is/I will now give you) a list of all the people-groups that were descendants of Esau: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, and Iram. They all lived in the Edom region. The land where each people-group lived got the same name as the name of the people-group.

41 leader Oholibamah, leader Elah, leader Pinon,

42 leader Kanez, leader Teman, leader Mibzar,

43 leader Magdiel, leader Iram. These were the leaders of Edom living in the land of their rule: this is Esau, the father of Idumea.