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duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And these <i>were</i> the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the chiefs descended from Esau, according to their families <i>and</i> their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now these are the names of the chiefs descended from Esau, according to their families and their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now these are the names of the chiefs descended from Esau, according to their families <i>and</i> their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now these are the names of the chiefs <i>descended</i> from Esau, according to their families <i>and</i> their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And these are the names of the <i>tribal</i> chiefs of Esau, according to their families and places of residence, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of Esau&#8217s chiefs, according to their families and their localities, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The clans that descended from Esau took their names from their families and the places where they lived. They are Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timna, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These were the names of the tribal leaders descended from Esau, by family, place, and name: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These were the names of the chiefs who descended from Esau according to their clans, territories, and names: tribal leaders Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of Esau?s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, according to their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And these are the names of the dukes, descendants of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And these [are] the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And these are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these the names of the chiefs of Esau according to their tribes, according to their places, in their names: chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jeheth,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And these are the names of the dukes of Esau in their kindreds, and places, and callings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, these were the names of the leaders of Esau, by their families, and places, and in their vocabulary: leader Timna, leader Alvah, leader Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the names of the clans of Esau identified according to their families and localities: the clans of Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the names of the clans of Esau, according to their families and their localities by their names: the clans Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And these are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, and according to their generations, by their names: chief Timnah, chief Anvah, chief Jetheth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the names of the Princes of Esau by their families, by their generations, by their names: Prince Tamna, Prince Anwa, and Prince Yathith.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: the chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the chief of Jetheth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the names of the chiefs of Esau, in their tribes, according to their place, in their countries, and in their nations; chief Thamna, chief Gola, chief Jether,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/36-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=9285" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/36.htm">The Kings of Edom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">are the names</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">of Esau’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="441: ’al·lū·p̄ê (N-mpc) -- Or talluph; from 'alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock; and so, a chieftain.">chiefs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">according to their families</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: lim·qō·mō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">and regions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: biš·mō·ṯām (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">by their names:</a> <a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="441: ’al·lūp̄ (N-ms) -- Or talluph; from 'alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock; and so, a chieftain.">Chiefs</a> <a href="/hebrew/8555.htm" title="8555: tim·nā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- An Edomite name. From mana'; restraint; Timna, the name of two Edomites.">Timna,</a> <a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="441: ’al·lūp̄ (N-ms) -- Or talluph; from 'alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock; and so, a chieftain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5933.htm" title="5933: ‘al·wāh (N-proper-ms) -- An Edomite. Or Alyah; the same as alvah; Alvah or Aljah, an Idumaean.">Alvah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="441: ’al·lūp̄ (N-ms) -- Or talluph; from 'alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock; and so, a chieftain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3509.htm" title="3509: yə·ṯêṯ (N-proper-ms) -- An Edomite. Of uncertain derivation; Jetheth, an Edomite.">Jetheth,</a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">1 Chronicles 1:51-54</a></span><br />Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, / Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, / Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-12.htm">Deuteronomy 2:12</a></span><br />The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-22.htm">Deuteronomy 2:22</a></span><br />just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14-21</a></span><br />From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, / how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, / and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Obadiah 1:6-9</a></span><br />But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out! / All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it. / In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10-13</a></span><br />Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a></span><br />See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,</p><p class="hdg">Second aristocracy of dukes, from A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-31.htm">Genesis 36:31</a></b></br> And these <i>are</i> the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">1 Chronicles 1:51-54</a></b></br> Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, … </p><p class="hdg">dukes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-15.htm">Genesis 36:15,16</a></b></br> These <i>were</i> dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn <i>son</i> of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Exodus 15:15</a></b></br> Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">1 Chronicles 1:51-54</a></b></br> Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, … </p><p class="hdg">Alvah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">1 Chronicles 1:51</a></b></br> Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">Alvah</a> <a href="/genesis/36-39.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Clans</a> <a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Duke</a> <a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Dukes</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/genesis/36-19.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Families</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">Jetheth</a> <a href="/genesis/36-10.htm">Names</a> <a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-9.htm">Regions</a> <a href="/genesis/36-22.htm">Timna</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-18.htm">Timnah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">Alvah</a> <a href="/genesis/36-41.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/exodus/6-14.htm">Clans</a> <a href="/genesis/46-6.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/exodus/1-5.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/genesis/36-41.htm">Duke</a> <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Dukes</a> <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/42-19.htm">Families</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">Jetheth</a> <a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Names</a> <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Places</a> <a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Regions</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-36.htm">Timna</a> <a href="/genesis/38-12.htm">Timnah</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-1.htm">Esau's three wives.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">His removal to mount Seir.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-9.htm">His sons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-15.htm">The dukes which descended of his sons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Anah finds mules.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-31.htm">The kings of Edom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">The dukes that descended of Esau.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/36.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These are the names of Esau’s chiefs,</b><br>This phrase introduces a list of leaders descended from Esau, also known as Edom. The mention of "chiefs" indicates a structured tribal leadership, reflecting the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations (<a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Genesis 17:4</a>). Esau's descendants, the Edomites, were a significant nation in the region.<p><b>according to their families and regions,</b><br>The organization by families and regions suggests a well-defined social and territorial structure. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of tribal governance, where leadership was often hereditary and linked to specific geographic areas. It highlights the importance of kinship and land in maintaining social order.<p><b>by their names:</b><br>Naming is significant in biblical texts, often reflecting character, destiny, or divine purpose. The specific mention of names underscores the historical reality of these figures and their roles in the Edomite society. Names in the Bible can also carry prophetic or symbolic meanings.<p><b>Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,</b><br>These names represent specific leaders within the Edomite hierarchy. Timna is also mentioned earlier as a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, indicating a possible matriarchal influence or alliance through marriage. Alvah and Jetheth are less known, but their inclusion signifies their importance in the tribal structure. The listing of these chiefs demonstrates the fulfillment of Esau's blessing by Isaac, where he was promised to live by the sword and serve his brother Jacob, yet eventually break free (<a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a>). The chiefs' names also reflect the historical enmity and complex relationship between Israel and Edom throughout the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The brother of Jacob, also known as Edom. He is the ancestor of the Edomites, and this passage lists the chiefs descended from him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chief_timna.htm">Chief Timna</a></b><br>A leader among the Edomites. The name Timna is also associated with a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, indicating a possible connection or lineage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/chief_alvah.htm">Chief Alvah</a></b><br>Another leader among the Edomites. The name Alvah is less frequently mentioned, but it signifies a position of authority within the Edomite tribes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chief_jetheth.htm">Chief Jetheth</a></b><br>A leader among the Edomites. Like Alvah, Jetheth's name is not widely referenced elsewhere, but it denotes a tribal chief.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>The region associated with Esau and his descendants. It is located southeast of Israel and is often mentioned in the context of Israel's history and interactions with neighboring nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_lineage_and_legacy.htm">Understanding Lineage and Legacy</a></b><br>The listing of Esau's chiefs highlights the importance of understanding one's heritage and the impact of family legacy. Reflect on how your own family history shapes your identity and faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>The role of chiefs in Edom underscores the significance of leadership within a community. Consider how you can be a positive influence and leader in your own circles, whether in family, church, or community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>The detailed genealogies in the Bible remind us of God's sovereignty over history and His plan for nations and peoples. Trust in God's overarching plan, even when individual events seem disconnected.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation_and_relationships.htm">Reconciliation and Relationships</a></b><br>The account of Esau and Jacob, and their descendants, serves as a reminder of the importance of reconciliation and maintaining healthy relationships. Seek to resolve conflicts and build bridges with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_genesis_40_dreams_conflict_with_others.htm">Do the dream accounts and their outcomes in Genesis 40 conflict with any other dream narratives in the Bible regarding divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_esau's_family_grow_so_fast.htm">How could Esau’s family, in Genesis 36:6–8, have grown so rapidly despite known demographic constraints? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_craft_gold_cherubim.htm">Exodus 37:1-9: How could ancient desert nomads craft such detailed cherubim from pure gold with the tools and resources supposedly available?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_edomites_displaced_horites.htm">Deuteronomy 2:12 claims the Horites were displaced by the Edomites; is there historical or archaeological proof supporting this takeover?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) <span class= "bld">According to their families, after their places.</span>--The final list of the dukes is said, both here and in <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm" title="Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.">Genesis 36:43</a>, to be territorial, by which is meant, not that the persons mentioned were not real men, but that Edom finally settled down into eleven "thousands" named after these chieftains. So in Canaan the names of the sons of Jacob became those also of territorial divisions, two of which, however, were given to Joseph and his sons, while no district was called after Levi. What is remarkable here is the vast amount of change. No Horite duke gives his name to any of these divisions of the land of Edom. Omitting Korah from <a href="/genesis/36-16.htm" title="Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.">Genesis 36:16</a>, there were originally thirteen of these tribal princes, each with his own territory, but with no central government; just as the children of Israel dwelt for centuries in Canaan, each tribe independently in its own district, and with nothing to bind them together except their religion. In <a href="/context/genesis/36-40.htm" title="And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,">Genesis 36:40-43</a> we find eleven tribes, of which only two, those of Teman and Kenaz, retain the names of the sons of Esau, while of the rest we know nothing. We may, however, safely conclude that these nine persons, who gave their names to districts of Edom, were all men who rose to power during the troubled times when king after king seized the crown only to be displaced by some one else. Probably many such men arose, but these were all who consolidated their power sufficiently to leave their names behind them. Amidst this anarchy, the two districts of Teman and Kenaz alone remained unbroken, and continued to be ruled by princes of the same family. This word "family" has in Hebrew a meaning different from that which it has with us; for it signifies one of the larger divisions of a tribe, of which the subdivisions are called "fathers' houses," which again are subdivided into households (<a href="/numbers/1-2.htm" title="Take you the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;">Numbers 1:2</a>, &c.). In <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm" title="Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.">Genesis 36:43</a> "habitations<span class= "ital">" </span>would be better rendered <span class= "ital">settlements.</span><p><span class= "bld"> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 40-43.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names.</span> It is now generally agreed that this and the ensuing verses contain not a second list of dukes who rose to power on the overthrow of the preceding monarchical institutions (Bertheau, Ainsworth, Patrick), or a continuation of the preceding list of dukes, which had simply been interrupted by a parenthesis about the kings (Bush); but either an enumeration of the hereditary phylarchs who were contemporaneous with Hadar, and in all probability formed, his council (Murphy), or a territorial catalogue of the districts in which the original alluphim who sprang from Esau (vers. 15-19) exercised their sovereignty (Keil, Kalisch, Lange, 'Speaker's Commentary'). <span class="cmt_word">Duke Timnah</span>, - according to the explanation just given this should perhaps be read duke of Timnah = Amalek, whose mother was Timna (Lange), but this is conjectural - <span class="cmt_word">duke Alvah</span>, - or of Alvah, or Allah, closely allied to Alvan (ver. 23) - <span class="cmt_word">duke</span> (of) <span class="cmt_word">Jetheth</span>, - "Nail" (Gesenius), "Subjugation" (Furst) - <span class="cmt_word">duke</span> (of) <span class="cmt_word">Aholiba-mah</span>, - vide ver. 2; perhaps Esau's wife as well as Eliphaz's concubine gave her name to the district over which her son ruled - <span class="cmt_word">duke Elah</span>, - "Strength" (Furst), "Tere-binth" (Murphy) - <span class="cmt_word">duke Pinon</span>, - probably equal to Pimon, dark (Gesenius) - <span class="cmt_word">duke Kenaz</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> ver. 11), <span class="cmt_word">duke Teman</span> (ver. 15), <span class="cmt_word">duke Mibzar</span>, - "Fortress," "Strong City" (Gesenius) - <span class="cmt_word">duke Magdiel</span>, - "Prince of God" (Gesenius) - <span class="cmt_word">duke Iram</span>: - "Citizen" (Gesenius) - <span class="cmt_word">these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> their capitals, or districts) <span class="cmt_word">in the land of their possessions</span>. The word seems to indicate an independent sovereignty within their respective provinces or principalities. <span class="cmt_word">He is Esau the father of the Edomites</span>. The clause is equivalent to saying, This Esau (already referred to) was the ancestor of these Edomites. <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/36-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֠אֵלֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the names</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמ֞וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Esau’s</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂו֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chiefs,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלּוּפֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’al·lū·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_441.htm">Strong's 441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to their families</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and regions,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְקֹמֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lim·qō·mō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by their names:</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(biš·mō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Chiefs</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלּ֥וּף</span> <span class="translit">(’al·lūp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_441.htm">Strong's 441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Timna,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּמְנָ֛ע</span> <span class="translit">(tim·nā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8555.htm">Strong's 8555: </a> </span><span class="str2">Timna -- an Edomite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Alvah,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽלְוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘al·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5933.htm">Strong's 5933: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aliah -- an Edomite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jetheth,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְתֵֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ṯêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3509.htm">Strong's 3509: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jetheth -- an Edomite</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">OT Law: Genesis 36:40 These are the names of the chiefs (Gen. 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