Genesis 36:1-5

Esau’s Descendants

1 This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).
2 Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite—
3 also Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,
5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.

Genesis 36:1-5 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.

Cross References 11

  • 1. S Genesis 2:4
  • 2. S Genesis 25:30
  • 3. Genesis 28:8-9
  • 4. Genesis 26:34
  • 5. ver 14,18
  • 6. ver 25; 1 Chronicles 1:40
  • 7. ver 24; S Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:40
  • 8. ver 4,10,13,17
  • 9. S Genesis 25:13
  • 10. S ver 3; 1 Chronicles 1:35
  • 11. ver 14,18; 1 Chronicles 1:35
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