Genesis 36:20-30

20 And these the sons of Seir, the Chorrhite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, Sobal, Sebegon, Ana,

21 and Deson, and Asar, and Rison. These the chiefs of the Chorrhite, the son of Seir, in the land of Edom.

22 And the sons of Lotan Chorrhi and Haeman; and the sister of Lotan, Thamna.

23 And these the sons of Sobal; Golam, and Manachath, and Gaebel, and Sophar, and Omar.

24 And these the sons of Sebegon; Aie, and Ana; this is the Ana who found Jamin in the wilderness, when he tended the beasts of his father Sebegon.

25 And these the sons of Ana; Deson—and Olibema daughter of Ana.

26 And these the sons of Deson; Amada, and Asban, and Ithran, and Charrhan.

27 And these the sons of Asar; Balaam, and Zucam, and Jucam.

28 And these the sons of Rison; Hos, and Aran.

29 And these the chiefs of Chorri; chief Lotan, chief Sobal, chief Sebegon, chief Ana,

30 chief Deson, chief Asar, chief Rison. These the chiefs of Chorri, in their principalities in the land of Edom.

Genesis 36:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 36

This chapter gives us a genealogical account of Esau's family, of his wives and sons, with whom he removed from Seir, Ge 36:1-10; of his sons' sons, or grandsons, who were dukes in the land of Edom, Ge 36:11-19; after which is inserted a genealogy of Seir the Horite, into whose family Esau married, and of his children, and the dukes among them, Ge 36:20-30; then follows a list of the kings of Edom, before there were any in Israel, Ge 36:31-39; and the chapter is closed with a brief narration of the dukes of Esau, according to their families, Ge 36:40-43.