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Genesis 36 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Family of Esau
The Family of Esau
(1 Chr. 1:35–42 )

Gen 36:1

Gen 36:1Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom.

Gen 36:2

Gen 36:2Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

Gen 36:3

Gen 36:3and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

Gen 36:4

Gen 36:4Now Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel.

Gen 36:5

Gen 36:5And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

Gen 36:6

Gen 36:6Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the persons of his household, his cattle and all his animals, and all his goods which he had gained in the land of Canaan, and went to a country away from the presence of his brother Jacob.

Gen 36:7

Gen 36:7For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock.

Gen 36:8

Gen 36:8So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom.

Gen 36:9

Gen 36:9And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.

Gen 36:10

Gen 36:10These were the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.

Gen 36:11

Gen 36:11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho,[fn] Gatam, and Kenaz.

Gen 36:12

Gen 36:12Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.

Gen 36:13

Gen 36:13These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

Gen 36:14

Gen 36:14These were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon. And she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
The Chiefs of Edom

Gen 36:15

Gen 36:15These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,

Gen 36:16

Gen 36:16Chief Korah,[fn] Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the sons of Adah.

Gen 36:17

Gen 36:17These were the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

Gen 36:18

Gen 36:18And these were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. These were the chiefs who descended from Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah.

Gen 36:19

Gen 36:19These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs.
The Sons of Seir

Gen 36:20

Gen 36:20These were the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Gen 36:21

Gen 36:21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

Gen 36:22

Gen 36:22And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam.[fn] Lotan’s sister was Timna.

Gen 36:23

Gen 36:23These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan,[fn] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,[fn] and Onam.

Gen 36:24

Gen 36:24These were the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water[fn] in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon.

Gen 36:25

Gen 36:25These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

Gen 36:26

Gen 36:26These were the sons of Dishon:[fn] Hemdan,[fn] Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

Gen 36:27

Gen 36:27These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.[fn]

Gen 36:28

Gen 36:28These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

Gen 36:29

Gen 36:29These were the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,

Gen 36:30

Gen 36:30Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
The Kings of Edom

Gen 36:31

Gen 36:31Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel:

Gen 36:32

Gen 36:32Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Gen 36:33

Gen 36:33And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

Gen 36:34

Gen 36:34When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

Gen 36:35

Gen 36:35And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

Gen 36:36

Gen 36:36When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

Gen 36:37

Gen 36:37And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.

Gen 36:38

Gen 36:38When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

Gen 36:39

Gen 36:39And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadar[fn] reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pau.[fn] His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
The Chiefs of Esau

Gen 36:40

Gen 36:40And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah,[fn] Chief Jetheth,

Gen 36:41

Gen 36:41Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

Gen 36:42

Gen 36:42Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

Gen 36:43

Gen 36:43Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Spelled Zephi in 1 Chronicles 1:36
Samaritan Pentateuch omits Chief Korah.
Spelled Homam in 1 Chronicles 1:39
Spelled Alian in 1 Chronicles 1:40
Spelled Shephi in 1 Chronicles 1:40
Following Masoretic Text and Vulgate (hot springs); Septuagint reads Jamin; Targum reads mighty men; Talmud interprets as mules.
Hebrew Dishan
Spelled Hamran in 1 Chronicles 1:41
Spelled Jaakan in 1 Chronicles 1:42
Spelled Hadad in Samaritan Pentateuch, Syriac, and 1 Chronicles 1:50
Spelled Pai in 1 Chronicles 1:50
Spelled Aliah in 1 Chronicles 1:51
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