Genesis 36:9

9 And these the generations of Esau, the father of Edom in the 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 substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojourning could not bear them, because of the abundance of their possessions.

8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir; Esau, he is Edom.

9 And these the generations of Esau, the father of Edom in the mount Seir.

10 And these the names of the sons of Esau. Eliphas, the son of Ada, the wife of Esau; and Raguel, the son of Basemath, wife of Esau.

11 And the sons of Eliphas were Thaeman, Omar, Sophar, Gothom, and Kenez.