Genesis 36:9

9 And these are the lineages of Esau, the father of the Edomites in Mount 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 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together, and the land in which they were strangers could not bear them because of their livestock.

8 Thus dwelt Esau in Mount Seir; Esau is Edom.

9 And these are the lineages of Esau, the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.

10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; Reuel, the son of Bashemath, the wife of Esau.

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