Genesis 36:15–43

Clans and Kings of Edom

¹⁵These are the clans^c of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: the clans^d Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,^{* 16}Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the clans^e of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Adah. ¹⁷These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: the clans^f Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the clans^g of Reuel in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.^{* 18}These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: the clans^h Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the clansⁱ born of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.^{* 19}These are the sons of Esau, that is, Edom, and these are their clans.^j

²⁰These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,^{* 21}Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the clans^k of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. ²²The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman, and Lotan’s sister was Timna. ²³These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. ²⁴These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the springs^l in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon. ²⁵These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.^{* 26}These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. ²⁷These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.^{* 28}These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. ²⁹These are the clans^m of the Horites: the clansⁿ Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, ³⁰Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the clans^o of the Horites, clan by clan^p in the land of Seir.

³¹These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites.^{* 32}Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Dinhabah. ³³Bela died, and Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah succeeded him as king. ³⁴Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. ³⁵Husham 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. ³⁶Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah succeeded him as king. ³⁷Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates succeeded him as king. ³⁸Shaul died, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king. ³⁹Baal-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.^*

⁴⁰These are the names of the clans^q of Esau, according to their families and their localities by their names: the clans^r Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,^{* 41}Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁴²Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁴³Magdiel, and Iram; these are the clans^s of Edom, that is, Esau, the father of Edom, according to their settlements in the land that they held.