1 Now these are the generations of Esau, that is to say, Edom. 2 Esau's wives were women of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, 3 And Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. 4 Adah had a son Eliphaz; and Basemath was the mother of Reuel; 5 Oholibamah was the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the sons of Esau, whose birth took place in the land of Canaan. 6 Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters, and all the people of his house, and his beasts and his cattle and all his goods which he had got together in the land of Canaan, and went into the land of Seir, away from his brother Jacob. 7 For their wealth was so great that the land was not wide enough for the two of them and all their cattle. 8 So Esau made his living-place in the hill-country of Seir (Esau is Edom). 9 And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the hill-country of Seir: 10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath. 11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Eliphaz, the son of Esau, had connection with a woman named Timna, who gave birth to Amalek: all these were the children of Esau's wife Adah. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: they were the children of Esau's wife Basemath. 14 And these are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon: she was the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 15 These were the chiefs among the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's first son: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, 16 Korah, Gatam, Amalek: all these were chiefs in the land of Edom, the offspring of Eliphaz, the seed of Adah. 17 And these are the sons of Esau's son Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah: these were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom, the children of Esau's wife Basemath. 18 And these are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah: these were the chiefs who came from Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah. 19 These were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their chiefs. 20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite who were living in that country; Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan: these are the chiefs of the Horites, offspring of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 The children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; that same Anah who made the discovery of the water-springs in the waste land, when he was looking after the asses of his father Zibeon. 25 And these are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah his daughter. 26 These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. 27 These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. 28 These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 29 These were the Horite chiefs: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. Such were the Horite chiefs in their order in the land of Seir. 31 And these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom before there was any king over the children of Israel. 32 Bela, son of Beor, was king in Edom, and the name of his chief town was Dinhabah. 33 At his death, Jobab, son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place. 34 And at the death of Jobab, Husham, from the country of the Temanites, became king in his place. 35 And at the death of Husham, Hadad, son of Bedad, who overcame the Midianites in the field of Moab, became king; his chief town was named Avith. 36 And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king. 37 And at the death of Samlah, Shaul of Rehoboth by the River became king in his place. 38 And at the death of Shaul, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, became king. 39 And at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadar became king in his place; his chief town was named Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel; she was the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab. 40 These are the names of the chiefs of Esau in the order of their families and their places: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel, Iram; these are the Edomite chiefs, in their places in their heritage; this is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
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Achbor
Named only as the father of Baal-hanan, who reigned in Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:38; 1 Chronicles 1:49
Adah
Daughter of Elon the Hittite, one of Esau's wives, who bore him Eliphaz.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:2; Genesis 36:4; Genesis 36:10
Aiah
Son of Zibeon and brother of Anah, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:24; 1 Chronicles 1:40
Akan
One of the three sons of Ezer, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:27; 1 Chronicles 1:42
Alvah
A chief of Edom named in the list of Esau's chiefs by their families and regions.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:40–43; 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
Alvan
One of the five sons of Shobal, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40
Amalek
A son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau, ancestor of the Amalekites.
Cited in the guide: Gen. 36:12
Anah
Son of Seir and a chief of the Horites; Genesis 36:24-25 also names a different Anah, a son of Zibeon.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:20; Genesis 36:29; 1 Chronicles 1:38
Anah
Son of Zibeon, who found the hot springs (KJV: mules) in the wilderness while pasturing his father's donkeys, and father of Dishon and of Esau's wife Oholibamah.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:2; Genesis 36:24–25; 1 Chronicles 1:40
Aran
One of the two sons of Dishan, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:28; 1 Chronicles 1:42
Baal-hanan
Son of Achbor, who reigned in Edom after Shaul and before the second king named Hadad.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:38–39; 1 Chronicles 1:49; 1 Chronicles 1:50
Bedad
Named only as the father of Hadad, the king of Edom who defeated Midian in the country of Moab.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46
Bela
Son of Beor, the first king listed as reigning in Edom, whose city was Dinhabah.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:32–33; 1 Chronicles 1:43; 1 Chronicles 1:44
Beor
Named only as the father of Bela, the first king listed as reigning in Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:32; 1 Chronicles 1:43
Bilhan
One of the three sons of Ezer, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:27; 1 Chronicles 1:42
Dishan
Son of Seir and a chief of the Horites, father of Uz and Aran.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:21; Genesis 36:28; Genesis 36:30
Dishon
Child of Anah the son of Zibeon and brother of Oholibamah, father of Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Cheran.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:25–26; 1 Chronicles 1:41
Dishon
Son of Seir and a chief of the Horites; Genesis 36:25 also lists a Dishon as a child of Anah, whose sons are named in verse 26.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:21; Genesis 36:30; 1 Chronicles 1:38
Ebal
One of the five sons of Shobal, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40
Elah
A chief of Edom named in the list of Esau's chiefs by their families and regions.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:40–43; 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
Eliphaz
Esau's firstborn son, by his wife Adah, and a chief among the clans of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Gen. 36:4,10
Elon
A Hittite named as the father of Esau's wife Basemath in Genesis 26:34 and of Esau's wife Adah in Genesis 36:2.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 26:34; Genesis 36:2
Esau
Isaac's elder son, who traded his birthright for a bowl of stew.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 25–27; 36
Eshban
One of the four sons of Dishon, the child of Anah.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41
Ezer
Son of Seir and a chief of the Horites, father of Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:21; Genesis 36:27; Genesis 36:30
Gatam
Son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and Adah, listed among the chiefs of Eliphaz in Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:16; 1 Chronicles 1:36
Hadad
Son of Bedad, who reigned in Edom after Husham, defeated Midian in the country of Moab, and ruled from the city of Avith.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:35–36; 1 Chronicles 1:46; 1 Chronicles 1:47
Hadad
The king who reigned in Edom after Baal-hanan, whose city was named Pau and whose wife was Mehetabel.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50–51
Hemam
Son of Lotan and grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:22; 1 Chronicles 1:39
Hemdan
One of the four sons of Dishon, the child of Anah.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41
Hori
Son of Lotan and grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:22; 1 Chronicles 1:39
Husham
A man from the land of the Temanites who reigned in Edom after Jobab.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:34–35; 1 Chronicles 1:45; 1 Chronicles 1:46
Iram
A chief of Edom named in the list of Esau's chiefs by their families and regions.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:40–43; 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
Ithran
One of the four sons of Dishon, the child of Anah.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41
Jalam
A son of Esau by his wife Oholibamah and a chief among the Edomites.
Cited in the guide: Gen. 36:5,18
Jetheth
A chief of Edom named in the list of Esau's chiefs by their families and regions.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:40–43; 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
Jeush
A son of Esau by his wife Oholibamah and a chief in the land of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Gen. 36:5,18
Jobab
Son of Zerah from Bozrah, who reigned in Edom after Bela.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:33–34; 1 Chronicles 1:44; 1 Chronicles 1:45
Kenaz
Son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and Adah, listed among the chiefs of Edom; a chief named Kenaz appears again in Genesis 36:42.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:15; Genesis 36:42
Korah
A son of Esau by his wife Oholibamah and a clan chief of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Gen. 36:5,18
Lotan
Son of Seir the Horite and a chief of the Horites, father of Hori and Hemam and brother of Timna.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:20; Genesis 36:22; Genesis 36:29
Magdiel
A chief of Edom named in the list of Esau's chiefs by their families and regions.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:40–43; 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
Manahath
One of the five sons of Shobal, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40
Matred
Named as the mother of Mehetabel, wife of King Hadad of Edom, and described there as a daughter of Me-zahab.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50
Me-zahab
Named only in the description of Mehetabel, wife of King Hadad of Edom, as the father of Matred.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50
Mehetabel
Wife of the Edomite king Hadad, described as the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50
Mibzar
A chief of Edom named in the list of Esau's chiefs by their families and regions.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:40–43; 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
Mizzah
Son of Reuel and grandson of Esau and Basemath, listed among the chiefs of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:37
Nahath
Son of Reuel and grandson of Esau and Basemath, listed among the chiefs of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:37
Oholibamah
Daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, a wife of Esau who bore him Jeush, Jalam and Korah; a chief named Oholibamah is also listed among the chiefs of Edom (Genesis 36:41),…
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:2; Genesis 36:5; Genesis 36:14
Omar
Son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and Adah, listed among the chiefs of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:15; 1 Chronicles 1:36
Onam
One of the five sons of Shobal, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40
Pinon
A chief of Edom named in the list of Esau's chiefs by their families and regions.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:40–43; 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
Reuel
A son of Esau by his wife Basemath and father of several Edomite clans.
Cited in the guide: Gen. 36:4,10
Samlah
A man from Masrekah who reigned in Edom after Hadad son of Bedad.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:36–37; 1 Chronicles 1:47; 1 Chronicles 1:48
Seir
A Horite whose seven sons were chiefs of the Horites living in the land of Seir, the region where Esau later settled.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:20; Genesis 36:21; Genesis 36:30
Shammah
Son of Reuel and grandson of Esau and Basemath, listed among the chiefs of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:37
Shaul
A man from Rehoboth on the Euphrates who reigned in Edom after Samlah.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:37–38; 1 Chronicles 1:48; 1 Chronicles 1:49
Shepho
One of the five sons of Shobal, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40
Shobal
Son of Seir the Horite and a chief of the Horites, father of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:20; Genesis 36:23; Genesis 36:29
Teman
Son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and Adah, listed among the chiefs of Edom; a chief named Teman appears again in Genesis 36:42.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:15; Genesis 36:42
Timna
Concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, who bore him Amalek; a chief named Timna is also listed among the chiefs of Edom (Genesis 36:40), and the text does not say whether Lotan's sister…
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:12; Genesis 36:40; 1 Chronicles 1:36
Timna
Named as the sister of Lotan in the Horite genealogy; the text does not say whether she is the Timna who was Eliphaz's concubine.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:22; 1 Chronicles 1:39
Uz
One of the two sons of Dishan, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:28; 1 Chronicles 1:42
Zaavan
One of the three sons of Ezer, grandson of Seir the Horite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:27; 1 Chronicles 1:42
Zepho
Son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and Adah, listed among the chiefs of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:15; 1 Chronicles 1:36
Zerah
Named only as the father of Jobab, who reigned in Edom after Bela.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:33; 1 Chronicles 1:44
Zerah
Son of Reuel and grandson of Esau and Basemath, listed among the chiefs of Edom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:37
Zibeon
Son of Seir and a chief of the Horites, father of Aiah and Anah and grandfather of Esau's wife Oholibamah; Genesis 36:2 calls him Zibeon the Hivite.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 36:2; Genesis 36:20; Genesis 36:24
Cross references (36)
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- 1 Genesis 22:17; 1 Chronicles 1:35; Numbers 20:14–21; Deuteronomy 23:7; Isaiah 63:1
- 2 Genesis 36:25; Genesis 9:25; Genesis 28:9; Genesis 27:46; Genesis 26:34–35
- 3 Genesis 28:9; Genesis 25:13
- 4 1 Chronicles 1:35; Exodus 2:18; Job 2:11; Numbers 10:29
- 5 Genesis 35:29
- 6 Genesis 32:3; Genesis 25:23; Genesis 13:11; Revelation 18:13; Genesis 12:5
- 7 Genesis 13:6; Genesis 17:8; Genesis 28:4; Genesis 13:11; Hebrews 11:9
- 8 Genesis 32:3; Malachi 1:3; Ezekiel 35:2–7; Genesis 36:1; Joshua 24:4
- 9 Genesis 19:37
- 10 1 Chronicles 1:35–54; Genesis 36:3–4
- 11 Genesis 36:15–16; 1 Chronicles 1:35–36
- 12 Exodus 17:8–16; Deuteronomy 25:17–19; 1 Samuel 15:2–9; Genesis 36:22; Genesis 14:7
- 13 Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:37
- 14 Genesis 36:2; Genesis 36:5; Genesis 36:18; 1 Chronicles 1:35
- 15 Obadiah 9; Job 2:11; Genesis 36:11–12; Jeremiah 49:20; Ezekiel 25:13
- 16 Exodus 15:15
- 17 1 Chronicles 1:37; Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:4
- 18 Genesis 36:14; Genesis 36:5; 1 Chronicles 1:35
- 20 Genesis 14:6; Deuteronomy 2:22; Deuteronomy 2:12; 1 Chronicles 1:38–42; Genesis 36:22–30
- 22 1 Chronicles 1:39
- 23 1 Chronicles 1:40
- 24 2 Samuel 13:29; Deuteronomy 2:10; 1 Kings 4:28; 1 Kings 1:38; 1 Kings 1:44
- 25 Genesis 36:2; 1 Chronicles 1:41; Genesis 36:18; Genesis 36:5; Genesis 36:14
- 26 1 Chronicles 1:41
- 27 Genesis 36:21; 1 Chronicles 1:38; 1 Chronicles 1:42
- 28 Lamentations 4:21; Job 1:1; Jeremiah 25:20
- 29 Genesis 36:20; Genesis 36:28; 1 Chronicles 1:41–42; 1 Chronicles 1:38
- 30 2 Kings 11:19; Daniel 7:17; Isaiah 23:15; Daniel 7:23
- 31 Genesis 17:6; Genesis 17:16; 1 Chronicles 1:43–50; Numbers 24:17–18; Numbers 20:14
- 33 Jeremiah 49:22; Jeremiah 49:13; Isaiah 63:1; Micah 2:12; Isaiah 34:6
- 34 Genesis 36:11; Job 2:11; Jeremiah 49:7; Genesis 36:15
- 36 1 Chronicles 1:47
- 37 Genesis 10:11; 1 Chronicles 1:48
- 39 Exodus 15:15; 1 Chronicles 1:50
- 40 1 Chronicles 1:51–54; Exodus 15:15; Genesis 36:31; Genesis 36:15–16
- 43 Genesis 45:8; 1 Chronicles 4:14; Numbers 20:14; Deuteronomy 2:5; Genesis 36:15
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