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1 These are the descendants of Esau, also called Edom.
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These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).
2 Esau married Canaanite women: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah son of Zibeon the Hivite;
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Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
3 and Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
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and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.
4 Adah bore Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel;
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And Adah bore to Esau, Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel;
5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons were born to Esau in the land of Canaan.
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and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the people of his house, along with all his livestock and all the possessions he had gotten in the land of Canaan, and went away from his brother Jacob to another land.
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Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock, all his beasts, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan. He went into a land away from his brother Jacob.
7 He left because the land where he and Jacob were living was not able to support them; they had too much livestock and could no longer stay together.
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For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together. The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock.
8 So Esau lived in the hill country of Edom.
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So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. ( Esau is Edom. )
9 These are the descendants of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites.
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These are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.
10 Esau's wife Adah bore him one son, Eliphaz, and Eliphaz had five sons: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. And by another wife, Timna, he had one more son, Amalek. Esau's wife Basemath bore him one son, Reuel, and Reuel had four sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
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These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.
11 (See 36:10)
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The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 (See 36:10)
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(Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. ) These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
13 (See 36:10)
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These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
14 Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah son of Zibeon, bore him three sons: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
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These are the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
15 These are the tribes descended from Esau. Esau's first son Eliphaz was the ancestor of the following tribes: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
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These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: the chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were all descendants of Esau's wife Adah.
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Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.
17 Esau's son Reuel was the ancestor of the following tribes: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were all descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.
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These are the sons of Reuel, 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 The following tribes were descended from Esau by his wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
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These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the chiefs born of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
19 All these tribes were descended from Esau.
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These are the sons of Esau ( that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.
20 The original inhabitants of the land of Edom were divided into tribes which traced their ancestry to the following descendants of Seir, a Horite: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
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These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 (See 36:20)
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Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
22 Lotan was the ancestor of the clans of Hori and Heman. (Lotan had a sister named Timna.)
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The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
23 Shobal was the ancestor of the clans of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
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These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 Zibeon had two sons, Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness when he was taking care of his father's donkeys.)
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These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon his father.
25 Anah was the father of Dishon, who was the ancestor of the clans of Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. Anah also had a daughter named Oholibamah.
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These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah.
26 (See 36:25)
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These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27 Ezer was the ancestor of the clans of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
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These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 Dishan was the ancestor of the clans of Uz and Aran.
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These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
29 These are the Horite tribes in the land of Edom: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
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These are the chiefs of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
30 (See 36:29)
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Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, chief by chief in the land of Seir.
31 Before there were any kings in Israel, the following kings ruled the land of Edom in succession: Bela son of Beor from Dinhabah Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah Husham from the region of Teman Hadad son of Bedad from Avith (he defeated the Midianites in a battle in the country of Moab) Samlah from Masrekah Shaul from Rehoboth-on-the-River Baal Hanan son of Achbor Hadad from Pau (his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab)
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These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites.
32 (See 36:31)
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Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Dinhabah.
33 (See 36:31)
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Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
34 (See 36:31)
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Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
35 (See 36:31)
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Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith.
36 (See 36:31)
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Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
37 (See 36:31)
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Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
38 (See 36:31)
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Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
39 (See 36:31)
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Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pau; his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.
40 Esau was the ancestor of the following Edomite tribes: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, and Iram. The area where each of these tribes lived was known by the name of the tribe.
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These are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their clans and their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
41 (See 36:40)
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Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
42 (See 36:40)
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Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
43 (See 36:40)
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Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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