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36:1  ·This is the family history [L These are the generations; 2:4] of Esau (also called Edom [25:30]).
36:2  Esau ·married [L took] women from the ·land [L daughters] of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite; and Oholibamah daughter of Anah, the son of Zibeon the Hivite;
36:3  and Basemath [26:34], Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.
36:4  Adah gave birth to Eliphaz for Esau. Basemath gave him Reuel,
36:5  and Oholibamah gave him Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau’s sons who were born in the land of Canaan.
36:6  Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the people who lived with him, his herds and other animals, and all the ·belongings [property] he had ·gotten [acquired] in Canaan, and he went to a land away from his brother Jacob.
36:7  ·Esau and Jacob’s [L For their] ·belongings [property] were becoming too many for them to live ·in the same land [together]. The land where they had ·lived [sojourned; lived as aliens] could not support both of them, because they had too many herds.
36:8  So Esau lived in the mountains of ·Edom [L Seir; 14:6]. (Esau is also named Edom [25:30].)
36:9  ·This is the family history [L These are the generations; 2:4] of Esau. He is the ·ancestor [father] of the Edomites, who live in the mountains of ·Edom [L Seir].
36:10  ·Esau’s sons were [L These are the names of the sons of Esau:] Eliphaz, son of Adah and Esau, and Reuel, son of Basemath and Esau.
36:11  Eliphaz had five sons: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
36:12  Eliphaz also had a ·slave woman [concubine] named Timna, and Timna and Eliphaz gave birth to Amalek. These were Esau’s ·grandsons [descendants; L sons] by his wife Adah.
36:13  Reuel had four sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were Esau’s grandsons by his wife Basemath.
36:14  Esau’s third wife was Oholibamah the daughter of Anah. (Anah was the son of Zibeon.) Esau and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36:15  These were the ·leaders [chiefs; or clans] that came from Esau: Esau’s ·first son [firstborn] was Eliphaz. From him came these ·leaders [chiefs; or clans]: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
36:16  Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the ·leaders [chiefs; or clans] that came from Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the grandsons of Adah.
36:17  Esau’s son Reuel was the father of these ·leaders [chiefs; or clans]: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the ·leaders [chiefs; or clans] that came from Reuel in the land of Edom. They were the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
36:18  Esau’s wife Oholibamah gave birth to these ·leaders [chiefs; or clans]: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the ·leaders [chiefs; or clans] that came from Esau’s wife Oholibamah the daughter of Anah.
36:19  These were the sons of Esau (also called Edom), and these were their leaders [chiefs; or clans].
36:20  These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
36:21  Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These sons of Seir were the ·leaders [chiefs; or clans] of the Horites in Edom.
36:22  The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan’s sister.)
36:23  The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
36:24  The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. Anah is the man who found the hot springs in the ·desert [wilderness] while he was ·caring for [pasturing] his father’s donkeys.
36:25  The children of Anah were Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
36:26  The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
36:27  The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
36:28  The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
36:29  These were the names of the Horite ·leaders [chiefs; or clans]: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
36:30  Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These men were the ·leaders [chiefs; or clans] of the Horite families who lived in the land of Edom.
36:31  These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before the Israelites ever had a king [1 Sam. 8–12]:
36:32  Bela son of Beor was the king of Edom. He came from the city of Dinhabah.
36:33  When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became king. Jobab was from Bozrah.
36:34  When Jobab died, Husham became king. He was from the land of the Temanites.
36:35  When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who had defeated Midian in the country of Moab, became king. Hadad was from the city of Avith.
36:36  When Hadad died, Samlah became king. He was from Masrekah.
36:37  When Samlah died, Shaul became king. He was from Rehoboth on the ·Euphrates River [L River].
36:38  When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor became king.
36:39  When Baal-Hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad became king. He was from the city of Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Me-Zahab.
36:40  These Edomite ·leaders [chiefs; or clans], listed by their ·families [clans] and regions, came from Esau. Their names were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
36:41  Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
36:42  Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
36:43  Magdiel, and Iram. They were the ·leaders [chiefs; or clans] of Edom. (Esau was the father of the Edomites.) The area where each of these ·families [clans] lived was named after that ·family [clan].