Genesis 36:9

9 This is the genealogy of 'Esav the father of Edom in the hill-country of Se'ir.

Genesis 36:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:9

And these are the generations of Esau
Or the posterity of Esau, his children and grandchildren, as before and hereafter related: the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir;
from whom they of that mountain and in the adjacent country had the name of Edomites or Idumeans.

Genesis 36:9 In-Context

7 For their possessions had become too great for them to live together, and the countryside through which they were traveling couldn't support so much livestock.

8 So 'Esav lived in the hill-country of Se'ir. ('Esav is Edom.)

9 This is the genealogy of 'Esav the father of Edom in the hill-country of Se'ir.

10 The names of 'Esav's sons were Elifaz, son of 'Adah the wife of 'Esav, and Re'u'el the son of Basmat the wife of 'Esav.

11 The sons of Elifaz were Teman, Omar, Tzefo, Ga'tam and K'naz.