Verse 1
This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
Verse 2
Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite—
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Verse 3
also Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
Verse 4
Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
Verse 5
and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.
And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
Verse 6
Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob.
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the 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.
Verse 7
Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.
For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
Verse 8
So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Verse 9
This is the account of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.
And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
Verse 10
These are the names of Esau’s sons:
Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
Verse 11
The sons of Eliphaz:
Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
Verse 12
Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.
Verse 13
The sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
Verse 14
The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau:
Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
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.
Verse 20
These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the region:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
Verse 21
Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
Verse 22
The sons of Lotan:
Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.
Verse 23
The sons of Shobal:
Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
Verse 24
The sons of Zibeon:
Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.
Verse 25
The children of Anah:
Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
Verse 26
The sons of Dishon:
Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Verse 27
The sons of Ezer:
Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.
The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
Verse 28
The sons of Dishan:
Uz and Aran.
The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.
Verse 29
These were the Horite chiefs:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
Verse 30
Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs, according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.
The Rulers of Edom
Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
Verse 31
These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
Verse 32
Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.
And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
Verse 33
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
Verse 34
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
Verse 35
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
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.
Verse 36
When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
Verse 37
When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.
And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
Verse 38
When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.
And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
Verse 39
When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and 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.
Verse 40
These were the chiefs descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions:
And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
Verse 41
Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
Verse 42
Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
Verse 43
Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied.
This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.
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 the Edomites.