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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Genesis 36 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/genesis/36.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/genesis/36-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Genesis 36</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/35.htm" title="Genesis 35">◄</a> Genesis 36 <a href="../genesis/37.htm" title="Genesis 37">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/genesis/36.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Descendants of Esau</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>This is the account of the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom). <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Esau married two young women from Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>He also married his cousin Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Adah gave birth to a son named Eliphaz for Esau. Basemath gave birth to a son named Reuel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Oholibamah gave birth to sons named Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons were born to Esau in the land of Canaan.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Esau took his wives, his children, and his entire household, along with his livestock and cattle—all the wealth he had acquired in the land of Canaan—and moved away from his brother, Jacob. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>There was not enough land to support them both because of all the livestock and possessions they had acquired. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>This is the account of Esau’s descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir.</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah; and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Timna, the concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to a son named Amalek. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Adah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Esau also had sons through Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon. Their names were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.</p><p class="b"/><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>These are the descendants of Esau who became the leaders of various clans:</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1">The descendants of Esau’s oldest son, Eliphaz, became the leaders of the clans of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Eliphaz. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Adah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The descendants of Esau’s son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Reuel. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The descendants of Esau and his wife Oholibamah became the leaders of the clans of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the clan leaders who descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.</p><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>These are the clans descended from Esau (also known as Edom), identified by their clan leaders.</p><p class="hdg">Original Peoples of Edom</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>These are the names of the tribes that descended from Seir the Horite. They lived in the land of Edom: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom.</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was named Timna.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was grazing his father’s donkeys.)</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The descendants of Anah were his son, Dishon, and his daughter, Oholibamah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The descendants of Dishon<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran.</p><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>So these were the leaders of the Horite clans: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir.</p><p class="hdg">Rulers of Edom</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a>:</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Bela son of Beor, who ruled in Edom from his city of Dinhabah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>When Baal-hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.</p><p class="b"/><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>These are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Esau, who lived in the places named for them: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/36-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Magdiel, and Iram. These are the leaders of the clans of Edom, listed according to their settlements in the land they occupied. They all descended from Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">36:26 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Dishan,</span><span class="ft"> a variant spelling of Dishon; compare 36:21, 28.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">36:31 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">before an Israelite king ruled over them.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">36:39 </span><span class="ft">As in some Hebrew manuscripts, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Syriac version (see also 1 Chr 1:50); most Hebrew manuscripts read </span><span class="it">Hadar.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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