Genesis 36:12-22

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.

Genesis 36:12-22 Meaning and Commentary

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.