Genesis 36:9

9 This is the account of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.

Genesis 36:9 in Other Translations

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

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

9 This is the account of Esau’s descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir.

9 So this is the family tree of Esau, ancestor of the people of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

9 This is the account of Esau and his descendants. He was the father of the people of Edom in the mountains of Seir.

9 These are the family records of Esau, father of the Edomites in the mountains of Seir.

9 Here is the story of Esau. He's the father of the people of Edom. They live in the hill country of Seir.

Genesis 36:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:9

And these are the generations of Esau
Or the posterity of Esau, his children and grandchildren, as before and hereafter related: the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir;
from whom they of that mountain and in the adjacent country had the name of Edomites or Idumeans.

Genesis 36:9 In-Context

7 Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.

8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.

9 This is the account of the family line 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 Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

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

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 2:4
• 2. ver 1,43