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JPSThese are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs; the same is Edom.
ASVThese are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs: the same is Edom.
DRAThese are the sons of Esau, and these the dukes of them: the same is Edom.
YLTThese [are] sons of Esau (who [is] Edom), and these their chiefs.
DrbyThese are the sons of Esau, and these their chiefs: he is Edom.
RVThese are the sons of Esau, and these are their dukes: the same is Edom.
WbstrThese are the sons of Esau (who is Edom) and these are their dukes.
KJB-1769These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.
KJB-1611These are the sonnes of Esau, (who is Edom) and these are their dukes. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsThese are the chyldren of Esau, and these are the dukes of them, whiche Esau is Edom. (These are the children of Esau, and these are the dukes of them, which Esau is Edom.)
GnvaThese are the children of Esau, and these are the Dukes of them: This Esau is Edom.
CvdlThese are ye childre of Esau and their princes. He is Edom. (These are ye/you_all children of Esau and their princes. He is Edom.)
WyclThese weren the sones of Esau, and thei weren duykis of hem; he is Edom. (These were the sons of Esau, and they were duykis of hem; he is Edom.)
LuthDas sind Esaus Kinder und ihre Fürsten. Er ist der Edom. (The are Esaus children and their/her Fürsten. He is the/of_the Edom.)
ClVgIsti sunt filii Esau, et hi duces eorum: ipse est Edom. (Isti are children Esau, and hi duces their: exactly_that/himself it_is Edom. )
36:1-43 The book turns to the accounts of Isaac’s sons, concluding the unchosen line of Esau (ch 36) before proceeding with the chosen line of Jacob (ch 37).
Some translations put this phrase earlier in this verse and say, “All those chiefs were the descendants of Esau, that is, Edom, and each one led his own family group.” Do what is best in your language. See how you translated a similar phrase in verse 8. Alternate translation: “Esau was also known as Edom.” or “Esau was also called Edom.” or “That is the record about Edom.”
As with many of the stories of the Bible, the events of Jacob’s life are often misunderstood by readers as disjointed pericopes arranged primarily for theological and cultural purposes. Because of this, readers often fail to see that these stories follow a clear geographical progression of the patriarch throughout the land of Canaan. This realistic and coherent geographical framework behind the stories gives strong support to the belief that these stories are authentic, historical accounts of the experiences of Jacob and his ancestors. The overall framework for virtually all of Jacob’s stories is very simple: Jacob is born and raised in southern Canaan but comes into conflict with his twin brother Esau, so he flees to Paddan-aram in Mesopotamia (Genesis 25-28; see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). There he builds a large family and great wealth (Genesis 29-30) and eventually returns to southern Canaan, likely retracing the exact steps he followed when he fled (Genesis 31-35; see also “Jacob Returns to Canaan” map). During this time, Esau moves to the hill country of Seir, likely just south of southern Canaan (“Edom and the Land of Seir” map), and establishes his own family there, giving rise to the nation of Edom (Genesis 36). Though the primary intent of Jacob’s return was no doubt to resettle in Canaan, comments made during his reunion with Esau near Peniel may reveal that he also intended to travel even further to Seir to visit his brother there (Genesis 33:12-14). After crossing from Mahanaim to Peniel in Gilead, Jacob reunites with Esau and settles in Succoth for a time and builds a house for himself and booths for his cattle. He eventually crosses the Jordan River and enters Canaan, stopping first at the ancient city of Shechem. There Jacob’s daughter Dinah is defiled by the son of the region’s leader, and her brothers take revenge by killing all the men of the city. Thus, Jacob is forced to leave, but first he calls upon all his household to purify themselves. He collects their idols and rings and buries them beneath a tree in Shechem. Upon reaching Bethel, Jacob builds an altar and calls it El-bethel. The nurse of Jacob’s mother Rebekah also dies at Bethel and is buried under an oak below the town, leading them to call the place Allon-bacuth (“oak of weeping”). Jacob and his family leave for Bethlehem, but very soon after they start the journey Rachel gives birth to Benjamin and then dies. Jacob buries her along the way, apparently near a place called Zelzah (or perhaps Elzah; see 1 Samuel 10 and “Saul Search for His Donkeys” map). Jacob continues on and camps beyond the tower of Eder, perhaps near Bethlehem, since that seems to have been his original destination. Finally Jacob reaches Mamre and Hebron. Soon after this Isaac dies, and Esau and Jacob bury him. The story of Jacob’s journey ends at Genesis 35, and we are not explicitly told if Jacob traveled even further to Seir. Genesis 36, however, catalogs the descendants of Esau, the Edomites, perhaps indicating that Jacob did indeed fulfill the intentions he stated in Genesis 33:12-14.
