Genesis 36:9

9 So this is the family tree of Esau, ancestor of the people of Edom, 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 The brothers had too many possessions to live together in the same place; the land couldn't support their combined herds of livestock.

8 So Esau ended up settling in the hill country of Seir (Esau and Edom are the same).

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

10 The names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, son of Esau's wife Adah; Reuel, son of Esau's wife Basemath.

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