Genesis 36:10

10 These are the names of Esau's sons: ¹Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath 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 So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.)

9 These are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.

10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.

11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 (Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 4