Genesis 36 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
This is the of Esau's descendants (that is,
Esau married women from Adah daughter of Elon the Oholibamah daughter of Anah (who was the son of Zibeon the
and Basemath, who was Ishmael's daughter and Nebaioth's sister.
Adah gave Esau a son named Basemath gave him
And Oholibamah gave him Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, born to him in the land of Canaan.
Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, everyone in his household, all his livestock, all his other animals, and everything he had accumulated in Canaan, and moved to a land away from his brother Jacob.
Their possessions had become too large for them to stay together — the land where they were living couldn't support both of them because of all their livestock.
So Esau settled in the hill country of Esau is Edom.
This is the of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.
These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau's wife Basemath.
The sons of Eliphaz were Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
Timna was a of Esau's son Eliphaz, and she gave him These were the grandsons of Esau's wife Adah.
The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah, who was the son of Zibeon): she gave Esau sons named Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
These were the among Esau's descendants. The sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn: leader Teman, leader Omar, leader Zepho, leader Kenaz,
clan leader Korah, clan leader Gatam, clan leader Amalek. These were the clan leaders descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom — they were Adah's grandsons.
These were the sons of Esau's son Reuel: clan leader Nahath, clan leader Zerah, clan leader Shammah, clan leader Mizzah. These were the clan leaders descended from Reuel in the land of Edom — they were the grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: clan leader Jeush, clan leader Jalam, clan leader Korah. These were the clan leaders from Oholibamah daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
These were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their clan leaders.
These were the sons of Seir the the people already living in that land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was Timna.
The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who found the in the desert while he was grazing his father Zibeon's donkeys.
The children of Anah were Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
The sons of Dishan were and Aran.
These were the Horite clan leaders: clan leader Lotan, clan leader Shobal, clan leader Zibeon, clan leader Anah,
clan leader Dishon, clan leader Ezer, clan leader Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, listed by their clans in the land of Seir.
These were the who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:
Bela son of Beor became king in Edom, and his city was called Dinhabah.
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from became king in his place.
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place. He was the one who defeated the in the territory of Moab. His city was called Avith.
When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah became king in his place.
When Samlah died, Shaul from became king in his place.
When Shaul died, son of Akbor became king in his place.
When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadar became king in his place. His city was called Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of
These were the clan leaders descended from Esau, listed by their names, their clans, and their territories: clan leader Timna, clan leader Alvah, clan leader Jetheth,
clan leader Oholibamah, clan leader Elah, clan leader Pinon,
clan leader Kenaz, clan leader Teman, clan leader Mibzar,
clan leader Magdiel, clan leader Iram. These were the clan leaders of Edom, listed by their settlements in the territory they held. This is Esau, the of the Edomites.