Genesis 36

1 hae sunt autem generationes Esau ipse est Edom

2 Esau accepit uxores de filiabus Chanaan Ada filiam Elom Hetthei et Oolibama filiam Anae filiae Sebeon Evei

3 Basemath quoque filiam Ismahel sororem Nabaioth

4 peperit autem Ada Eliphaz Basemath genuit Rauhel

5 Oolibama edidit Hieus et Hielom et Core hii filii Esau qui nati sunt ei in terra Chanaan

6 tulit autem Esau uxores suas et filios et filias et omnem animam domus suae et substantiam et pecora et cuncta quae habere poterat in terra Chanaan et abiit in alteram regionem recessitque a fratre suo Iacob

7 divites enim erant valde et simul habitare non poterant nec sustinebat eos terra peregrinationis eorum prae multitudine gregum

8 habitavitque Esau in monte Seir ipse est Edom

9 hae sunt generationes Esau patris Edom in monte Seir

10 et haec nomina filiorum eius Eliphaz filius Ada uxoris Esau Rauhel quoque filius Basemath uxoris eius

11 fueruntque filii Eliphaz Theman Omar Sephu et Gatham et Cenez

12 erat autem Thamna concubina Eliphaz filii Esau quae peperit ei Amalech hii sunt filii Adae uxoris Esau

13 filii autem Rauhel Naath et Zara Semma et Meza hii filii Basemath uxoris Esau

14 isti quoque erant filii Oolibama filiae Ana filiae Sebeon uxoris Esau quos genuit ei Hieus et Hielom et Core

15 hii duces filiorum Esau filii Eliphaz primogeniti Esau dux Theman dux Omar dux Sephu dux Cenez

16 dux Core dux Gatham dux Amalech hii filii Eliphaz in terra Edom et hii filii Adae

17 hii quoque filii Rauhel filii Esau dux Naath dux Zara dux Semma dux Meza hii duces Rauhel in terra Edom isti filii Basemath uxoris Esau

18 hii autem filii Oolibama uxoris Esau dux Hieus dux Hielom dux Core hii duces Oolibama filiae Ana uxoris Esau

19 isti filii Esau et hii duces eorum ipse est Edom

20 isti filii Seir Horrei habitatores terrae Lotham et Sobal et Sebeon et Anan

21 Dison et Eser et Disan hii duces Horrei filii Seir in terra Edom

22 facti sunt autem filii Lotham Horrei et Heman erat autem soror Lotham Thamna

23 et isti filii Sobal Alvam et Maneeth et Hebal Sephi et Onam

24 et hii filii Sebeon Ahaia et Anam iste est Ana qui invenit aquas calidas in solitudine cum pasceret asinos Sebeon patris sui

25 habuitque filium Disan et filiam Oolibama

26 et isti filii Disan Amdan et Esban et Iethran et Charan

27 hii quoque filii Eser Balaan et Zevan et Acham

28 habuit autem filios Disan Hus et Aran

29 isti duces Horreorum dux Lothan dux Sobal dux Sebeon dux Ana

30 dux Dison dux Eser dux Disan isti duces Horreorum qui imperaverunt in terra Seir

31 reges autem qui regnaverunt in terra Edom antequam haberent regem filii Israhel fuerunt hii

32 Bale filius Beor nomenque urbis eius Denaba

33 mortuus est autem Bale et regnavit pro eo Iobab filius Zare de Bosra

34 cumque mortuus esset Iobab regnavit pro eo Husan de terra Themanorum

35 hoc quoque mortuo regnavit pro eo Adad filius Badadi qui percussit Madian in regione Moab et nomen urbis eius Ahuith

36 cumque mortuus esset Adad regnavit pro eo Semla de Maserecha

37 hoc quoque mortuo regnavit pro eo Saul de fluvio Rooboth

38 cumque et hic obisset successit in regnum Baalanam filius Achobor

39 isto quoque mortuo regnavit pro eo Adad nomenque urbis eius Phau et appellabatur uxor illius Meezabel filia Matred filiae Mizaab

40 haec ergo nomina Esau in cognationibus et locis et vocabulis suis dux Thamna dux Alva dux Ietheth

41 dux Oolibama dux Ela dux Phinon

42 dux Cenez dux Theman dux Mabsar

43 dux Mabdiel dux Iram hii duces Edom habitantes in terra imperii sui ipse est Esau pater Idumeorum

Genesis 36 Commentary

Chapter 36

Esau and his descendants.

- The registers in this chapter show the faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham. Esau is here called Edom, that name which kept up the remembrance of his selling his birth-right for a mess of pottage. Esau continued the same profane despiser of heavenly things. In outward prosperity and honour, the children of the covenant are often behind, and those that are out of the covenant get the start. We may suppose it a trial to the faith of God's Israel, to hear of the pomp and power of the kings of Edom, while they were bond-slaves in Egypt; but those that look for great things from God, must be content to wait for them; God's time is the best time. Mount Seir is called the land of their possession. Canaan was at this time only the land of promise. Seir was in the possession of the Edomites. The children of this world have their all in hand, and nothing in hope, ( Luke 16:25 ) ; while the children of God have their all in hope, and next to nothing in hand. But, all things considered, it is beyond compare better to have Canaan in promise, than mount Seir in possession.

Chapter Summary

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.