6And Esav took his nashim, and his banim, and his banot, and kol nafshot of his bais, and his mikneh, and all his behemah, and all his possessions, which he had acquired in Eretz Kena'an; and went into the eretz from the face of Ya'akov achiv.

7For their wealth was more than that they might dwell together; and the eretz of their sojourns could not support them because of their mikneh.

8Thus dwelt Esav in har Se'ir; Esav is Edom.

9And these are the toldot Esav avi Edom in har Se'ir:

10These are the shemot Bnei Esav; Eliphaz Ben Adah eshet Esav, Reuel Ben Basmat eshet Esav.

11And the Bnei Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Tzepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

12And Timna was pilegesh (concubine) to Eliphaz Ben Esav; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek; these were the Bnei Adah eshet Esav.

13And these are the Bnei Reuel: Nachat, and Zerach, Shammah, and Mizzah; these were the Bnei Basmat eshet Esav.

14And these were the Bnei Oholivamah Bat Anah Bat Tziveon, eshet Esav: and she bore to Esav Ye'ush, and Ya'alam, and Korach.

15These were alufei (chiefs) of the Bnei Esav: the Bnei Eliphaz the bechor Esav; aluf (chief) Teman, aluf Omar, aluf Tzepho, aluf Kenaz,

16Aluf (chief) Korach, aluf (chief) Gatam, and aluf (chief) Amalek; these are the alufei Eliphaz in Eretz Edom; these were the Bnei Adah.

17And these are the Bnei Reuel Ben Esav: aluf (chief) Nachat, aluf Zerach, aluf Shammah, aluf Mizzah; these are the alufei Reuel in Eretz Edom; these are the Bnei Basmat eshet Esav.

18And these are the Bnei Oholivamah eshet Esav: aluf (chief) Ye'ush, aluf Ya'alam, aluf Korach; these were the alufei Oholivamah Bat Anah eshet Esav.

19These are the Bnei Esav, who is Edom, and these are their alufim (chiefs).

20These are the Bnei Se'ir the Chori, who inhabited HaAretz: Lotan, and Shoval, and Tziveon, and Anah,

21And Dishon, and Etzer, and Dishan; these are the alufei HaChori, the Bnei Se'ir in Eretz Edom.

22And the Bnei Lotan were Chori and Hemam; and achot Lotan was Timna.

23And the Bnei Shoval were these: Alvan, and Manachat, and Eival, Shepho, and Onam.

24And these are the Bnei Tziveon: both Ayah, and Anah; this was that Anah that found the hot springs in the midbar, as he pastured the chamorim of Tziveon aviv.

25And the Bnei Anah were these: Dishon, and Oholivamah Bat Anah.

26And these are the Bnei Dishon: Chemdan, and Eshban, and Yitran, and Keran.

27The Bnei Etzer are these: Bilhan, and Za'avan, and Akan.

28The Bnei Dishan are these: Utz, and Aran.

29These are the alufei (chiefs) haChori: aluf (chief) Lotan, aluf Shoval, aluf Tziveon, aluf Anah,

30Aluf Dishon, aluf Etzer, aluf (chief) Dishan; these are the alufei haChori by their alufim (chiefs) in Eretz Se'ir.

31And these are the melechim that reigned in Eretz Edom, before there reigned any melech over the Bnei Yisroel.

32And Bela Ben Be'or reigned in Edom; and the shem of his city was Dinhavah.

33And Bela died, and Yovav Ben Zerach of Botzrah reigned in his place.

34And Yovav died, and Chusham of Eretz Temani reigned in his place.

35And Chusham died, and Hadad Ben Bedad, who defeated Midyan in the sadeh of Moav, reigned in his place; and the shem of his city was Avit.

36And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

37And Samlah died, and Sha'ul of Rechovot-nahar reigned in his place.

38And Sha'ul died, and Ba'al-Chanan Ben Achbor reigned in his place.

39And Ba'al-Chanan Ben Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place; and the shem of his city was Pau; and the shem of his isha was Mehetavel Bat Matred Bat Mei-Zahav.

40And these are the shemot of the alufei Esav, according to their mishpechot, after their mekomot, by their shemot: aluf (chief) Timna, aluf (chief) Alvah, aluf (chief) Yetet,

41Aluf Oholivamah, aluf (chief) Elah, aluf (chief) Pinon,

42Aluf (chief) Kenaz, aluf (chief) Teman, aluf (chief) Mivtzar,

43Aluf (chief) Magdiel, aluf (chief) Iram; these are the alufei Edom, according to their moshavot in the eretz of their achuzzah; this is Esav Avi Edom.

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Genesis 36

The Family Line of Esau

1Here is the story of the family line of Esau. Esau was also called Edom.

2Esau got his wives from among the women of Canaan. He married Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. He also married Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite. 3And he married Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth.

4Adah had Eliphaz by Esau. Basemath had Reuel. 5Oholibamah had Jeush, Jalam and Korah. All of them were Esau’s sons. They were born in Canaan.

6Esau moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob. Esau took with him his wives, his sons and daughters, and all the people who lived with him. He also took his livestock and all his other animals. He took everything he had acquired in Canaan. 7Jacob and Esau owned so much that they couldn’t remain together. There wasn’t enough land for both of them. They had too much livestock. 8So Esau made his home in the hill country of Seir. Esau was also called Edom.

9Here is the story of the family line of Esau. He’s the father of the people of Edom. They live in the hill country of Seir.

10Here are the names of Esau’s sons.

They are Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

11The sons of Eliphaz were

Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz. 12Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna. She had Amalek by Eliphaz. They were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

13The sons of Reuel were

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

14Esau’s wife Oholibamah was the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon.

She had Jeush, Jalam and Korah by Esau.

15Here are the chiefs among Esau’s sons.

Eliphaz was Esau’s oldest son. The sons of Eliphaz were

Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, 16Korah, Gatam and Amalek. They were the chiefs in Edom who were sons of Eliphaz. They were Adah’s grandsons.

17The sons of Esau’s son Reuel were

Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. They were the chiefs in Edom who were sons of Reuel. They were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

18The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah were

Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah. They were the chiefs who were sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah. She was Anah’s daughter.

19That was the family line of Esau. And these were the chiefs. Esau was also called Edom.

20Seir, the Horite, had sons living in the same area.

They were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.

22The sons of Lotan were

Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

23The sons of Shobal were

Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

24The sons of Zibeon were

Aiah and Anah. He was the Anah who discovered the hot springs of water in the desert. He found them while he was taking care of the donkeys that belonged to his father Zibeon.

25The children of Anah were

Dishon and Oholibamah. Oholibamah was the daughter of Anah.

26The sons of Dishon were

Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

27The sons of Ezer were

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

28The sons of Dishan were

Uz and Aran.

29The Horite chiefs were

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 30Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

They were the Horite chiefs in the land of Seir. They are listed tribe by tribe.

The Rulers of Edom

31Before Israel had a king, there were kings who ruled in Edom.

32Bela became the king of Edom. Bela was the son of Beor. Bela’s city was called Dinhabah.

33When Bela died, Jobab became the next king. Jobab was the son of Zerah from Bozrah.

34When Jobab died, Husham became the next king. Husham was from the land of the Temanites.

35When Husham died, Hadad became the next king. Hadad was the son of Bedad. Hadad had won the battle over Midian in the country of Moab. Hadad’s city was called Avith.

36When Hadad died, Samlah became the next king. Samlah was from Masrekah.

37When Samlah died, Shaul became the next king. Shaul was from Rehoboth on the river.

38When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan became the next king. Baal-Hanan was the son of Akbor.

39When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became the next king. Hadad’s city was called Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was Matred’s daughter. Matred was the daughter of Me-Zahab.

40Here are the chiefs in the family line of Esau. They are listed by name as chiefs in charge of their tribes and territories. They are

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

41Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

42Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

43Magdiel and Iram.

They were the chiefs of Edom. They ruled over their settlements in the land where they lived.

That’s the end of the story of the family line of Esau. He was the father of the people of Edom.

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