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1 These are the descendants of Esau (that is, Edom).
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This is the family tree of Esau, who is also called Edom.
2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah son of Zibeon the Hivite,
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Esau married women of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
3 and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
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and Basemath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau; Basemath bore Reuel;
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Adah gave Esau Eliphaz; Basemath had Reuel;
5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
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Oholibamah had 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 members of his household, his cattle, all his livestock, and all the property he had acquired in the land of Canaan; and he moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob.
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Esau gathered up his wives, sons and daughters, and everybody in his household, along with all his livestock - all the animals and possessions he had gotten in Canaan - and moved a considerable distance away from his brother Jacob.
7 For their possessions were too great for them to live together; the land where they were staying could not support them because of their livestock.
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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 settled in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom.
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So Esau ended up settling in the hill country of Seir (Esau and Edom are the same).
9 These are the descendants of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.
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So this is the family tree of Esau, ancestor of the people of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.
10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz son of Adah the wife of Esau; Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.
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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 were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
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The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 (Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
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(Eliphaz also had a concubine Timna, who had Amalek.) These are the grandsons of Esau's wife Adah.
13 These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife, Basemath.
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And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah - grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
14 These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah son of Zibeon: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
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These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah the son of Zibeon. She gave Esau his sons Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
15 These are the clans of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: the clans Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
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These are the chieftains in Esau's family tree. From the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn, came the chieftains Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the clans of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Adah.
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Korah, Gatam, and Amalek - the chieftains of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; all of them sons of Adah.
17 These are the sons of Esau's son Reuel: the clans Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the clans of Reuel in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.
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From the sons of Esau's son Reuel, came the chieftains Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the chieftains of Reuel in the land of Edom; all these were sons of Esau's wife Basemath.
18 These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: the clans Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the clans born of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
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These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: the chieftains Jeush, Jalam, and Korah - chieftains born of Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.
19 These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their clans.
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These are the sons of Esau, that is, Edom, and these are their chieftains.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
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This is the family tree of Seir the Horite, who were native to that land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the clans of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
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Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chieftains of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman; and Lotan's sister was Timna.
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The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna.
23 These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
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The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the springs in the wilderness, as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
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The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah - this is the same Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness while herding his father Zibeon's donkeys.
25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
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The children of Anah were Dishon and his daughter Oholibamah.
26 These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
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The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
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The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
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The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
29 These are the clans of the Horites: the clans Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
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And these were the Horite chieftains: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the clans of the Horites, clan by clan in the land of Seir.
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Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan - the Horite chieftains clan by clan in the land of Seir.
31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites.
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And these are the kings who ruled in Edom before there was a king in Israel:
32 Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Dinhabah.
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Bela son of Beor was the king of Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
33 Bela died, and Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah succeeded him as king.
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When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became the next king.
34 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
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When Jobab died, he was followed by Hushan from the land of the Temanites.
35 Husham died, and Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king, the name of his city being Avith.
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When Hushan died, he was followed by Hadad son of Bedad; he was the king who defeated the Midianites in Moab; the name of his city was Avith.
36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah succeeded him as king.
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When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah became the next king.
37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates succeeded him as king.
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When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth-on-the-River became king.
38 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king.
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When Shaul died, he was followed by Baal-Hanan son of Acbor.
39 Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, and Hadar succeeded him as king, the name of his city being Pau; his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.
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When Baal-Hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad became king; the name of his city was Pau; his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.
40 These are the names of the clans of Esau, according to their families and their localities by their names: the clans Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
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And these are the chieftains from the line of Esau, clan by clan, region by region: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
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Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
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Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
43 Magdiel, and Iram; these are the clans of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their settlements in the land that they held.
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Magdiel, and Iram - the chieftains of Edom as they occupied their various regions. This accounts for the family tree of Esau, ancestor of all Edomites.
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