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These were grandsons of Esau&#8217s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/36.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Timna, the concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to a son named Amalek. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />(Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these <i>were</i> the sons of Adah Esau's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These <i>were</i> the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Timna was a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Timna was a concubine of Esau&#8217s son Eliphaz and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau&#8217s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Timna was a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Timna was a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Timna, a concubine of Esau&#8217s son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau&#8217s wife Adah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah Esau's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Timna was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz. She gave birth to Amalek for Eliphaz. These were the grandsons of Esau's wife Adah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Timnah was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz. She bore Amalek to Eliphaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau?s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau?s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Timna, a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau's wife Adah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Timna was the secondary wife to Eliphaz, Esau?s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau?s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the descendants of Adah, Esau’s wife. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Timnath has been concubine to Eliphaz son of Esau, and she bears to Eliphaz, Amalek; these [are] sons of Adah wife of Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Timnath hath been concubine to Eliphaz son of Esau, and she beareth to Eliphaz, Amalek; these are sons of Adah wife of Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she will bear to Eliphaz, Amalek; these the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Thamna was the concubine of Eliphaz the son of Esau: and she bore him Amalech. These are the sons of Ada the wife of Esau. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. And she bore him Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, the wife of Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. Those were the sons of Adah, the wife of Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />(Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Tamna was a concubine to Eliphaz, son of Esau, and she bore Amaleeq to Eliphaz; these are the children of Ada the wife of Esau.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah Esau's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Thamna was a concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau; and she bore Amalec to Eliphas. These <i>are</i> the sons of Ada, the wife of Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/36-12.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=9063" 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">Esau's Descendants</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8555.htm" title="8555: wə·ṯim·na‘ (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- An Edomite name. From mana'; restraint; Timna, the name of two Edomites.">Additionally, Timna,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6370.htm" title="6370: p̄î·le·ḡeš (N-fs) -- Concubine. Or pilegesh; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also a paramour.">a concubine</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/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/464.htm" title="464: le·’ĕ·lî·p̄az (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From 'el and paz; God of gold; Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau.">Eliphaz,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wat·tê·leḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">gave birth to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6002.htm" title="6002: ‘ă·mā·lêq (N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Esau, also his posterity. Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.">Amalek.</a> <a href="/hebrew/464.htm" title="464: le·’ĕ·lî·p̄az (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From 'el and paz; God of gold; Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">are the grandsons</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/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/5711.htm" title="5711: ‘ā·ḏāh (N-proper-fs) -- Two non-Isr. women. From adah; ornament; Adah, the name of two women.">Adah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.…<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/1-35.htm">1 Chronicles 1:35-37</a></span><br />The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. / The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek. / The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a></span><br />After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. / So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.” / Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a></span><br />Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt, / how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God. / When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. / Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">1 Samuel 30:1-2</a></span><br />On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. / They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm">2 Samuel 8:12</a></span><br />from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-42.htm">1 Chronicles 4:42-43</a></span><br />And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seir / and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah<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="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Obadiah 1:8-10</a></span><br />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? / Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter. / Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off 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="/numbers/24-20.htm">Numbers 24:20</a></span><br />Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Judges 3:13</a></span><br />After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47-48</a></span><br />After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them. / He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.</p><p class="hdg">Timna.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-22.htm">Genesis 36:22</a></b></br> And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister <i>was</i> Timna.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/1-36.htm">1 Chronicles 1:36</a></b></br> The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.</p><p class="hdg">Amalek.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-16.htm">Genesis 36:16</a></b></br> Duke Korah, duke Gatam, <i>and</i> duke Amalek: these <i>are</i> the dukes <i>that came</i> of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these <i>were</i> the sons of Adah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Genesis 14:7</a></b></br> And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which <i>is</i> Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a></b></br> Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/36-10.htm">Adah</a> <a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Am'alek</a> <a href="/genesis/36-5.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/36-4.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/genesis/36-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/36-5.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Concubine</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/genesis/36-11.htm">Eliphaz</a> <a href="/genesis/36-11.htm">El'iphaz</a> <a href="/genesis/36-10.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/36-10.htm">Esau's</a> <a href="/job/42-16.htm">Grandsons</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">Timna</a> <a href="/judges/14-5.htm">Timnath</a> <a href="/genesis/36-10.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/36-16.htm">Adah</a> <a href="/genesis/36-16.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/genesis/36-16.htm">Am'alek</a> <a href="/genesis/36-14.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/36-14.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/genesis/38-3.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/36-14.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/judges/8-31.htm">Concubine</a> <a href="/genesis/38-26.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/genesis/36-15.htm">Eliphaz</a> <a href="/genesis/36-15.htm">El'iphaz</a> <a href="/genesis/36-13.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/36-13.htm">Esau's</a> <a href="/genesis/36-13.htm">Grandsons</a> <a href="/genesis/36-22.htm">Timna</a> <a href="/genesis/38-12.htm">Timnath</a> <a href="/genesis/36-13.htm">Wife</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'; 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This reflects the social structures and family dynamics of the time. Timna's role as a concubine rather than a wife may indicate her lower social status or foreign origin. The mention of Amalek is significant, as he becomes the progenitor of the Amalekites, a group frequently in conflict with Israel (<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>). The Amalekites are often seen as a symbol of opposition to God's people, and their enmity with Israel is a recurring theme in the Old Testament. This connection to Esau, who sold his birthright, may symbolize a continuation of hostility towards the chosen line of Jacob.<p><b>These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.</b><br>Adah is one of Esau's wives, and her mention here ties the lineage of Amalek back to Esau, emphasizing the familial connections and the fulfillment of God's prophecy regarding Esau's descendants (<a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a>). The genealogy highlights the complex family relationships and the fulfillment of God's promises and warnings. Esau's descendants, through Adah, are part of the broader narrative of the nations surrounding Israel, many of whom would become adversaries. This lineage serves as a reminder of the consequences of Esau's choices and the unfolding of God's plan through the generations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/timna.htm">Timna</a></b><br>A concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son. Her role as a concubine indicates a secondary status, yet she is significant as the mother of Amalek.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz.htm">Eliphaz</a></b><br>The firstborn son of Esau and Adah. He is a prominent figure in the lineage of Esau and the father of Amalek through Timna.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/amalek.htm">Amalek</a></b><br>The son of Eliphaz and Timna. He becomes the progenitor of the Amalekites, a group that would later become adversaries of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The brother of Jacob and son of Isaac and Rebekah. Esau is the patriarch of the Edomites, and his descendants include the Amalekites through Eliphaz.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/adah.htm">Adah</a></b><br>One of Esau's wives and the mother of Eliphaz. Her lineage contributes to the Edomite and Amalekite lines.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_family_choices.htm">The Consequences of Family Choices</a></b><br>The lineage of Esau, including the birth of Amalek, demonstrates how family decisions can have long-lasting impacts. Esau's choice of wives and the resulting descendants led to future conflicts with Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ancestral_roots.htm">Understanding Ancestral Roots</a></b><br>Knowing the origins of the Amalekites helps us understand the historical context of their enmity with Israel. This awareness can deepen our understanding of biblical accounts and God's justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>Despite human actions and conflicts, God's sovereign plan unfolds throughout history. The account of Amalek and Israel shows how God uses even adversarial relationships to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The ongoing conflict with the Amalekites serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience to God's commands, as seen in Saul's failure to fully obey God's directive regarding the Amalekites.<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/why_do_amalekites_reappear_in_1_sam_30.htm">If Saul reportedly destroyed the Amalekites earlier (1 Samuel 15), why do they reappear here in 1 Samuel 30? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_amalekites.htm">What is the historical identity of the Amalekites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_moses's_hands_affect_battle.htm">How can Moses’s raised hands alone affect the outcome of a battle (Exodus 17:11)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/any_evidence_of_amalekites'_destruction.htm">Are there any historical or archaeological records supporting the total destruction of the Amalekites described in 1 Samuel 15? </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>(12) <span class= "bld">Amalek.</span>--We have already read of the "field of the Amalekite" in <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm" title="And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelled in Hazezontamar.">Genesis 14:7</a>. As Balaam describes Amalek as "the beginning of nations" (so the Heb., <a href="/numbers/24-20.htm" title="And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.">Numbers 24:20</a>), the race can scarcely have had so ignoble an origin as to have sprung from a concubine of Eliphaz; for we gather from <a href="/amos/6-1.htm" title="Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!">Amos 6:1</a> that the phrase used by Balaam implied precedence and nobility. It was, moreover, one of the most widely spread races of antiquity, occupying the whole country from Shur, on the borders of Egypt, to Havilah, in Arabia Felix. But probably there was a fusion of some of the Horites with the Amalekites, just as the Kenezites, under Caleb, were fused into the tribe of Judah. For in <a href="/context/1_chronicles/4-42.htm" title="And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.">1Chronicles 4:42-43</a>, we find the Simeonites invading Mount Seir, and smiting Amalekites there. Of these Amalekites in Seir, Amalek, the grandson of Esau, was probably the founder; for in <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> he is called <span class= "ital">a duke, </span>and therefore one district of the country would belong to his descendants, in the same manner as each son of Jacob had a territory called after his name. In this district the chiefs would be Semites of the race of Esau; the mass of the people a blended race of Horites. and Amalekites. There is no difficulty in the absence of their names from Genesis 10. Though Balaam magnified them, they were regarded by Israel, not as a nation, but as a hateful horde of plunderers.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/36-12.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">Additionally, Timna,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתִמְנַ֣ע ׀</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯim·na‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine 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">a concubine</span><br /><span class="heb">פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄î·le·ḡeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6370.htm">Strong's 6370: </a> </span><span class="str2">A concubine, a paramour</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Esau’s</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂ֔ו</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">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eliphaz,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙</span> <span class="translit">(le·’ĕ·lî·p̄az)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_464.htm">Strong's 464: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eliphaz -- 'God is fine gold', a son of Esau, also a friend of Job</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave birth to</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֥לֶד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Amalek.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲמָלֵ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·mā·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֕לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 grandsons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Esau’s</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָֽׂו׃</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">wife</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Adah.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5711.htm">Strong's 5711: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adah -- two non-Israelite women</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/36-12.htm">OT Law: Genesis 36:12 Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son (Gen. 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