Genesis 36:15–43

¹⁵These were the chiefsⁿ among Esau’s descendants:

The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau:

Chiefs Teman,^o Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,^{p 16}Korah,^a Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz^q in Edom;^r they were grandsons of Adah.^s

¹⁷The sons of Esau’s son Reuel:^t

Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.^u

¹⁸The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah:^v

Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah.^w These were the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

¹⁹These were the sons of Esau^x (that is, Edom),^y and these were their chiefs.^z

²⁰These were the sons of Seir the Horite,^a who were living in the region:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,^{b 21}Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.^c

²²The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam.^b Timna was Lotan’s sister.

²³The sons of Shobal:

Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

²⁴The sons of Zibeon:^d

Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs^ce in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys^f of his father Zibeon.

²⁵The children of Anah:^g

Dishon and Oholibamah^h daughter of Anah.

²⁶The sons of Dishon^d:

Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

²⁷The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

²⁸The sons of Dishan:

Uz and Aran.

²⁹These were the Horite chiefs:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,^{i 30}Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs,^j according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.

The Rulers of Edom

36:31–43pp—1Ch 1:43–54

³¹These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king^k reigned:

³²Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.

³³When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah^l succeeded him as king.

³⁴When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites^m succeeded him as king.

³⁵When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midianⁿ in the country of Moab,^o succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

³⁶When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

³⁷When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth^p on the river succeeded him as king.

³⁸When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

³⁹When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad^e succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

⁴⁰These were the chiefs^q descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁴¹Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁴²Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁴³Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied.

This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.^r