Bible (King James)/Genesis/Chapter 36

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CHAP. XXXVI.
1 Eſau's family in Canaan. 6 His removal to mount Seir. 9 His generations in mount Seir. 15 The dukes which deſcended of his ſons. 20 The ſons and dukes of Seir. 31 The kings of Edom. 40 The dukes that came of Eſau, according to their habitations.

Nowcir. 1796. theſe are the generations of Eſau, [1] who is Edom.

2 [2] Eſau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and [3] Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

3cir. 1760. And [4] Baſhemath Iſhmael's daughter, ſiſter of Nebajoth.

4 And [5] Adah bare to Eſau Eliphaz; and Baſhemath bare Reuel;

5 And Aholibamah bare Jeuſh, and Jaalam, and Korah: theſe are the ſons of Eſau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

6cir. 1740. ¶ And Eſau took his wives and his ſons and his daughters and all the †† Heb. ſouls. perſons of his houſe, and his cattle, and all his beaſts and all his ſubſtance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

7 [6] For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and [7] the land wherein they were ſtrangers could not bear them becauſe of their cattle.

8 Thus dwelt Eſau in [8] mount Seir: [9] Eſau is Edom.

9 ¶ And theſe are the generations of Eſau the father of †† Heb. Edom. the Edomites in mount Seir:

10 Theſe are the names of Eſau's ſons; [10] Eliphaz the ſon of Adah the wife of Eſau, Reuel the ſon of Baſhemath the wife of Eſau.

11 And the ſons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, ‖‖ Or, Zephi.
1 Chron. 1. 36.
Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Eſau's ſon; and ſhe bare to Eliphaz [11] Amalek: theſe were the ſons of Adah Eſau's wife.

13 And theſe are the ſons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: theſe were the ſons of Baſhemath Eſau's wife.

14 And theſe were the ſons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Eſau's wife: and ſhe bare to Eſau Jeuſh, and Jaalam, and Korah.

15cir. 1715. ¶ Theſe were dukes of the ſons of Eſau: the ſons of Eliphaz the firſtborn ſon of Eſau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: theſe are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; theſe were the ſons of Adah.

17 And theſe are the ſons of Reuel Eſau's ſon; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: theſe are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; theſe are the ſons of Baſhemath Eſau's wife.

18 And theſe are the ſons of Aholibamah Eſau's wife; duke Jeuſh, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: theſe were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Eſau's wife.

19 Theſe are the ſons of Eſau, who is Edom, and theſe are their dukes.

20cir. 1840.[12] Theſe are the ſons of Seir [13] the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

21 And Diſhon, and Ezer, and Diſhan: theſe are the dukes of the Horites the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and ‖‖ Or, Homam.
1 Chron. 1. 39.
Heman; and Lotan's ſiſter was Timna.

23 And the children of Shobal were theſe; ‖‖ Or, Alian,
1 Chron. 1. 40.
Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, ‖‖ Or, Shephi.
1 Chron. 1. 40.
Shepho, and Onam.

24 And theſe are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found [14] the mules in the wilderneſs as he fed the aſſes of Zibeon his father.

25 And the children of Anah were theſe; Diſhon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

26 And theſe are the children of Diſhon; ‖‖ Or, Amram.
1 Chron. 1. 41.
Hemdan, and Eſhban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

27 The children of Ezer are theſe; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and ‖‖ Or, Jakan, 1 Chron. 1. 42. Akan.

28 The children of Diſhan are theſe; Uz, and Aran.

29cir. 1780. Theſe are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

30 Duke Diſhon, duke Ezer, duke Diſhan: theſe are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

31 ¶ And [15] theſe are the kings that reign- ed in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Iſrael.

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

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the ſon of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his ſtead.

34 And Jobab died, and Huſham of the land of Temani reigned in his ſtead.

35 And Huſham died, and Hadad the ſon of Bedad, who ſmote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his ſtead: and the name of his city was Avith.

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

37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his ſtead.

38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the ſon of Achbor reigned in his ſtead.

39 And Baal-hanan the ſon of Achbor died, and [16] Hadar reigned in his ſtead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

40cir. 1496. ¶ And theſe are the names of [17] the dukes that came of Eſau, according to their families after their places by their names; duke Timnah, duke ‖‖ Or, Aliah. Alvah, duke Jetheth,

41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: theſe be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their poſſeſſion: he is Eſau the father of †† Heb. Edom. the Edomites.

  1. ch. 25. 30.
  2. ch. 26. 34.
  3. ver. 25.
  4. ch. 28. 9.
  5. 1 Chron. 1. 35.
  6. ch. 13. 6, 11.
  7. ch. 17. 8. & 28. 4.
  8. ch. 32. 3.
    Deut. 2. 5.
    Joſh. 24. 4.
  9. ver. 1.
  10. 1 Chron. 3. 35, &c.
  11. Exod. 17. 8, 14.
    Numb. 24. 20.
    1 Sam. 15. 2, 3, &c.
  12. 1 Chron. 1. 38.
  13. ch. 14. 6.
    Deut. 2. 12, 22.
  14. See Lev. 19. 19.
  15. 1 Chron. 1. 43.
  16. 1 Chron. 1. 50, Hadad Pai.
    After his death was an Ariſtocracy, Ex. 15. 15.
  17. 1 Chron. 1. 51.