Genesis 36:10-20

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.

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

12 (Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son; she bore ²Amalek to Eliphaz. ) These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.

13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

14 These are the sons of ³Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

15 These are ⁴the chiefs of the sons of Esau. ⁵The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: the chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.

17 These are the sons of ⁶Reuel, Esau’s son: the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

18 These are the sons of ⁷Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the chiefs born of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

19 These are the sons of Esau ( ⁸that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.

20 ⁹These are the sons of ¹⁰Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Genesis 36:10-20 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.

Cross References

• 1. 36:10 ver. 4
• 2. 36:12 Num. 24:20; 1 Sam. 15:2, 3
• 3. 36:14 ver. 2
• 4. 36:15 Ex. 15:15
• 5. 36:15 ver. 11, 12
• 6. 36:17 ver. 13
• 7. 36:18 ver. 14
• 8. 36:19 ver. 1, 8
• 9. 36:20 For ver. 20-28, see 1 Chr. 1:38-42
• 10. 36:20 ch. 14:6; Deut. 2:12, 22