The Descendants of Esau

(1 Chronicles 1:35–37)

This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, 3 and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. 4 And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel, 5 and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These [were] the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

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Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his [other] animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob. 7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock. 8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in [the area of] Mount Seir.

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This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in [the area of] Mount Seir.

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These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

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The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

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These [are] the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

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These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah( daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

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These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, 16 Korah,[fn] Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, [and] they are the grandsons of Adah.

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These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, [and] they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

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These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

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All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.

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