Genesis 36:10

10 and these were the names of his sons; Eliphaz, the son of Adah, (the) wife of Esau, also Reuel (and Reuel), the son of Bashemath, (the) wife of Esau.

Genesis 36:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:10

These are the names of Esau's sons
In this and some following verses, an account is given of the sons of Esau, which agrees with what is before observed, and of his sons' sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau:
who seems to be his first wife, and this his first son: Reuel the son of Bashemath and wife of Esau;
his second son by another wife, a daughter of Ishmael, ( Genesis 36:3 Genesis 36:4 ) .

Genesis 36:10 In-Context

8 And Esau dwelled in the hill of Seir; he is Edom. (And so Esau lived in the hill country of Seir; he is also called Edom.)
9 Forsooth these were the generations of Esau, father of Edom, in the hill of Seir, (And these were the descendants of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir,)
10 and these were the names of his sons; Eliphaz, the son of Adah, (the) wife of Esau, also Reuel (and Reuel), the son of Bashemath, (the) wife of Esau.
11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 Forsooth Timna was the secondary wife of Eliphaz, Esau('s) son, which Timna childed to him Amalek (And Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, and Timna bare Amalek for him). These were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
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