The Family of Esau
1 Now thisisthe genealogy of Esau,who is Edom.
2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon theHittite;Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
3 andBasemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
4 NowAdah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel.
5 And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. Thesewerethe sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 Then 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.
7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, andthe land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock.
8 So Esau dwelt inMount Seir.EsauisEdom.
9 And thisisthe genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.
10 Thesewerethe names of Esau’s sons:Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.
11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she boreAmalek to Eliphaz. Thesewerethe sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
13 Thesewerethe sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
14 These 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
15 Thesewerethe chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstbornsonof Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,
16 Chief Korah, Chief Gatam,andChief Amalek. Thesewerethe chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. Theywerethe sons of Adah.
17 Thesewerethe sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. Thesewerethe chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. Thesewerethe sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
18 And thesewerethe sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. Thesewerethe chiefswhodescendedfrom Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah.
19 Thesewerethe sons of Esau, who is Edom, and theseweretheir chiefs.
The Sons of Seir
20 Thesewerethe sons of Seirthe Horite who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. Thesewerethe chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sisterwasTimna.
23 Thesewerethe sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 Thesewerethe sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. ThiswastheAnah who found the water in the wilderness as he pasturedthe donkeys of his father Zibeon.
25 Thesewerethe children of Anah: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
26 Thesewerethe sons of Dishon:Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27 Thesewerethe sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 Thesewerethe sons of Dishan:Uz and Aran.
29 Thesewerethe chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,
30 Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. Thesewerethe chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
The Kings of Edom
31 Now thesewerethe kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel:
32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his citywasDinhabah.
33 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
34 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
35 And 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 citywasAvith.
36 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
37 And when Samlah died, Saul ofRehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.
38 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
39 And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his citywasPau. His wife’s namewasMehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
The Chiefs of Esau
40 And thesewerethe names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,
41 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
43 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. Thesewerethe chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esauwasthe father of the Edomites.