Genesis 36 — PEV

The story about Esau’s family

36Verse 1This is the story about Jacob’s brother Esau and his family. Sometimes people called Esau a different name. They called him Edom.^{Verse 2}Esau married some women from Canaan country. These are the names of those women, – Adah. Her father’s name was Elon, and he was from the Heth tribe. – Oholibamah. Her father’s name was Anah. Her grand-father’s name was Zibeyon, and he was from the Hiv tribe.^{Verse 3}– Basemath. Her father’s name was Ishmael, and her brother’s name was Nebayoth.^{Verse 4}All of those women had sons with Esau. Adah had a son called Elifaz, Basemath had a son called Rewel,^{Verse 5}and Oholibamah had 3 sons called Jeyush, Jalam, and Korah. That’s all the sons that Esau had, and they were all born in Canaan country.^{Verse 6}Esau and his brother Jacob, they both lived in Canaan country. And Esau and Jacob both had lots and lots of animals. But there was a problem. There wasn’t enough grass and water in that country for all of Esau’s animals and all of Jacob’s animals. So Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and everyone else that lived in his camp, and he took all his animals and everything else that he owned, and he left Canaan country. He went to the hill country called Seir, and he set up his camp there. That place was a long way away from Jacob. And you know, sometimes people called Esau a different name. They called him Edom.

The names of Esau’s sons and grand-sons

^{Verse 9}Esau’s family was called the Edom tribe, and they lived in the hill country called Seir. These are the names of Esau’s sons and grand-sons.^{Verse 10}Esau’s 2 oldest sons were, – Elifaz. His mother’s name was Adah, and she was one of Esau’s wives. – Rewel. His mother’s name was Basemath, and she was another one of Esau’s wives.^{Verse 11}These are the names of Elifaz’s sons, – Teman – Omar – Zefo – Gatam – Kenaz^{Verse 12}Esau’s son Elifaz had another son too. His name was Amalek, and his mother’s name was Timna. That woman Timna, she was like another wife for Elifaz. All those men were Elifaz’s sons. They were the grand-sons of Esau and his wife Adah.^{Verse 13}Esau’s son Rewel had sons too. These are the names of Rewel’s sons, – Nahath – Zerah – Shammah – Mizzah They were the grand-sons of Esau and his wife Basemath.^{Verse 14}Esau had another wife, and her name was Oholibamah. Her father’s name was Anah, and her grand-father’s name was Zibeyon. Oholibamah and Esau had 3 sons together. These are their names, – Jeyush – Jalam – Korah

The names of clan leaders in Esau’s tribe

^{Verse 15}Esau’s tribe split up into clans, and all those clans had leaders. These are the names of those leaders. Esau’s oldest son Elifaz, he had these sons, – Teman – Omar – Zefo – Kenaz^{Verse 16}– Korah – Gatam – Amalek All those men were Elifaz’s sons, and they were the leaders for their clans in Edom country. Their grand-mother was Esau’s wife Adah.^{Verse 17}These are the sons of Esau’s son Rewel, – Nahath – Zerah – Shammah – Mizzah Those men were Rewel’s sons, and they were the leaders for their clans in Edom country. Their grand-mother was Esau’s wife Basemath.^{Verse 18}These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, – Jeyush – Jalam – Korah Those men were Oholibamah’s sons, and they were the leaders for their clans. Oholibamah’s father was called Anah.^{Verse 19}All those sons of Esau, they were the leaders for their clans. And you know, sometimes people called Esau a different name. They called him Edom.

The names of clan leaders in the Hor tribe

^{Verse 20}There was another tribe living in that country too. They lived there before Esau’s family came there. That tribe was called the Hor tribe. The people in that tribe were the kids and grand-kids of a man called Seir. These are the names of Seir’s sons, – Lotan – Shobal – Zibeyon – Anah^{Verse 21}– Dishon – Ezer – Dishan All those men were Seir’s sons, and they were the leaders for their clans in Edom country.^{Verse 22}Seir’s son Lotan had these sons, – Hori – Hemam Lotan also had a sister called Timna.^{Verse 23}Seir’s son Shobal had these sons, – Alvan – Manahath – Ebal – Shefo – Onam^{Verse 24}Seir’s son Zibeyon had these sons, – Ayah – Anah. (Anah is the man that found springs in the desert. One day, he was out in the desert, and he was looking after some donkeys that belonged to his father Zibeyon. And he found some springs with hot water in them.)^{Verse 25}Seir’s son Anah had these kids, – Dishon – Oholibamah. She was Anah’s daughter.^{Verse 26}Seir’s son Dishon had these sons, – Hemdan – Eshban – Ithran – Keran^{Verse 27}Seir’s son Ezer had these sons, – Bilhan – Zavan – Akan^{Verse 28}Seir’s son Dishan had these sons, – Uz – Aran^{Verse 29}These are the names of the leaders in the Hor tribe, – Lotan – Shobal – Zibeyon – Anah^{Verse 30}– Dishon – Ezer – Dishan All those men were in the Hor tribe, and they were the leaders for their clans in the country called Seir.

The names of the big bosses in Edom country

^{Verse 31}At first, the Israel mob didn’t have big bosses over them. A long time later, they started having a big boss over them. But before that, the Edom mob had big bosses in their country. These are the names of those big bosses in Edom.^{Verse 32}The 1st big boss in Edom country, his name was Bela. He lived in a town called Dinhabah, and his father’s name was Beor.^{Verse 33}Bela died, and then a man called Jobab became the big boss. He was from a town called Bozrah, and his father’s name was Zerah.^{Verse 34}Jobab died, and then a man called Husham became the big boss. He was from the land of the Teman clan.^{Verse 35}Husham died, and then a man called Hadad became the big boss. He was from a town called Avith, and his father’s name was Bedad. Hadad fought the Midian people in Moab country, and he won.^{Verse 36}Hadad died, and then a man called Samlah became the big boss. He was from the town called Masrekah.^{Verse 37}Samlah died, and then a man called Shawl became the big boss. He was from the town called Rehoboth, next to the river.^{Verse 38}Shawl died, and then a man called Baal-Hanan became the big boss. His father’s name was Akbor.^{Verse 39}Baal-Hanan died, and then a man called Hadad became the big boss. He lived in a town called Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred and the grand-daughter of Mezahab.

The names of clan leaders in Esau’s tribe

^{Verse 40}Some people in Esau’s tribe were leaders for their clans. And all those clans lived in different places. These are the names of those clan leaders, – Timna – Alvah – Jetheth^{Verse 41}– Oholibamah – Elah – Pinon^{Verse 42}– Kenaz – Teman – Mibzar^{Verse 43}– Magdiel – Iram Those people were the leaders for their clans in the Edom tribe. All those clans lived in different places. All the people in the Edom tribe were the kids and grand-kids of Esau.