Genesis 36

1 And these the generations of Esau; this is Edom.
2 And Esau took to himself wives of the daughters of the Chananites; Ada, the daughter of Aelom the Chettite; and Olibema, daughter of Ana the son of Sebegon, the Evite;
3 and Basemath, daughter of Ismael, sister of Nabaioth.
4 And Ada bore to him Eliphas; and Basemath bore Raguel.
5 And Olibema bore Jeus, and Jeglom, and Core; these the sons of Esau, which were born to him in the land of Chanaan.
6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and all his possessions, and all his cattle, and all that he had got, and all things whatsoever he had acquired in the land of Chanaan; and Esau went forth from the land of Chanaan, from the face of his brother Jacob.
7 For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojourning could not bear them, because of the abundance of their possessions.
8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir; Esau, he is Edom.
9 And these the generations of Esau, the father of Edom in the mount Seir.
10 And these the names of the sons of Esau. Eliphas, the son of Ada, the wife of Esau; and Raguel, the son of Basemath, wife of Esau.
11 And the sons of Eliphas were Thaeman, Omar, Sophar, Gothom, and Kenez.
12 And Thamna was a concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau; and she bore Amalec to Eliphas. These the sons of Ada, the wife of Esau.
13 And these the sons of Raguel; Nachoth, Zare, Some, and Moze. These were the sons of Basemath, wife of Esau.
14 And these the sons of Olibema, the daughter of Ana, the son of Sebegon, the wife of Esau; and she bore to Esau, Jeus, and Jeglom, and Core.
15 These the chiefs of the son of Esau, the sons of Eliphas, the first-born of Esau; chief Thaeman, chief Omar, chief Sophar, chief Kenez,
16 chief Core, chief Gothom, chief Amalec. These the chiefs of Eliphas, in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Ada.
17 And these the sons of Raguel, the son of Esau; chief Nachoth, chief Zare, chief Some, chief Moze. These the chiefs of Raguel, in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, wife of Esau.
18 And these the sons of Olibema, wife of Esau; chief Jeus, chief Jeglom, chief Core. These the chiefs of Olibema, daughter of Ana, wife of Esau.
19 These the sons of Esau, and these are the chiefs; these are the sons of Edom.
20 And these the sons of Seir, the Chorrhite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, Sobal, Sebegon, Ana,
21 and Deson, and Asar, and Rison. These the chiefs of the Chorrhite, the son of Seir, in the land of Edom.
22 And the sons of Lotan Chorrhi and Haeman; and the sister of Lotan, Thamna.
23 And these the sons of Sobal; Golam, and Manachath, and Gaebel, and Sophar, and Omar.
24 And these the sons of Sebegon; Aie, and Ana; this is the Ana who found Jamin in the wilderness, when he tended the beasts of his father Sebegon.
25 And these the sons of Ana; Deson—and Olibema daughter of Ana.
26 And these the sons of Deson; Amada, and Asban, and Ithran, and Charrhan.
27 And these the sons of Asar; Balaam, and Zucam, and Jucam.
28 And these the sons of Rison; Hos, and Aran.
29 And these the chiefs of Chorri; chief Lotan, chief Sobal, chief Sebegon, chief Ana,
30 chief Deson, chief Asar, chief Rison. These the chiefs of Chorri, in their principalities in the land of Edom.
31 these the kings which reigned in Edom, before a king reigned in Israel.
32 And Balac, son of Beor, reigned in Edom; and the name of his city Dennaba.
33 And Balac died; and Jobab, son of Zara, from Bosorrha reigned in his stead.
34 And Jobab died; and Asom, from the land of the Thaemanites, reigned in his stead.
35 And Asom died; and Adad son of Barad, who cut off Madiam in the plain of Moab, ruled in his stead; and the name of his city was Getthaim.
36 And Adad died; and Samada of Massecca reigned in his stead.
37 Samada died; and Saul of Rhooboth by the river reigned in his stead.
38 And Saul died; and Ballenon the son of Achobor reigned in his stead.
39 And Ballenon the son of Achobor died; and Arad the son of Barad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Phogor; and the name of his wife was Metebeel, daughter of Matraith, son of Maizoob.
40 These the names of the chiefs of Esau, in their tribes, according to their place, in their countries, and in their nations; chief Thamna, chief Gola, chief Jether,
41 chief Olibema, chief Helas, chief Phinon,
42 chief Kenez, chief Thaeman, chief Mazar,
43 chief Magediel, chief Zaphoin. These are the chiefs of Edom in their dwelling-places in the land of their possession; this is Esau, the father of Edom.
44 And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.

Genesis 36 Commentary

Chapter 36

Esau and his descendants.

- The registers in this chapter show the faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham. Esau is here called Edom, that name which kept up the remembrance of his selling his birth-right for a mess of pottage. Esau continued the same profane despiser of heavenly things. In outward prosperity and honour, the children of the covenant are often behind, and those that are out of the covenant get the start. We may suppose it a trial to the faith of God's Israel, to hear of the pomp and power of the kings of Edom, while they were bond-slaves in Egypt; but those that look for great things from God, must be content to wait for them; God's time is the best time. Mount Seir is called the land of their possession. Canaan was at this time only the land of promise. Seir was in the possession of the Edomites. The children of this world have their all in hand, and nothing in hope, ( Luke 16:25 ) ; while the children of God have their all in hope, and next to nothing in hand. But, all things considered, it is beyond compare better to have Canaan in promise, than mount Seir in possession.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 36

This chapter gives us a genealogical account of Esau's family, of his wives and sons, with whom he removed from Seir, Ge 36:1-10; of his sons' sons, or grandsons, who were dukes in the land of Edom, Ge 36:11-19; after which is inserted a genealogy of Seir the Horite, into whose family Esau married, and of his children, and the dukes among them, Ge 36:20-30; then follows a list of the kings of Edom, before there were any in Israel, Ge 36:31-39; and the chapter is closed with a brief narration of the dukes of Esau, according to their families, Ge 36:40-43.

Genesis 36 Commentaries

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.