¹Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (that is , Edom).

²Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan : Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite ; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah , the daughter of Zibeon , the Hivite ;

³and Basemath , Ishmael ’s daughter , sister of Nebaioth .

⁴Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel .

⁵Oholibamah bore Jeush , Jalam , and Korah . These are the sons of Esau , who were born to him in the land of Canaan .

⁶Esau took his wives, his sons , his daughters , and all the members of his household , with his livestock , all his animals, and all his possessions , which he had gathered in the land of Canaan , and went into a land away from his brother Jacob .

⁷For their substance was too great for them to dwell together , and the land of their travels couldn’t bear them because of their livestock .

⁸Esau lived in the hill country of Seir . Esau is Edom.

⁹This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir :

¹⁰these are the names of Esau ’s sons : Eliphaz, the son of Adah , the wife of Esau ; and Reuel , the son of Basemath , the wife of Esau .

¹¹The sons of Eliphaz were Teman , Omar, Zepho , and Gatam , and Kenaz .

¹²Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau ’s son ; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek . These are the descendants of Adah , Esau ’s wife.

¹³These are the sons of Reuel : Nahath , Zerah , Shammah , and Mizzah . These were the descendants of Basemath , Esau ’s wife.

¹⁴These were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah , the daughter of Zibeon , Esau ’s wife: she bore to Esau Jeush , Jalam , and Korah .

¹⁵These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau : the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau : chief Teman , chief Omar, chief Zepho , chief Kenaz ,

¹⁶chief Korah , chief Gatam , chief Amalek . These are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah .

¹⁷These are the sons of Reuel , Esau ’s son : chief Nahath , chief Zerah , chief Shammah , chief Mizzah . These are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath , Esau ’s wife.

¹⁸These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau ’s wife: chief Jeush , chief Jalam , chief Korah . These are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah , Esau ’s wife.

¹⁹These are the sons of Esau (that is , Edom), and these are their chiefs.

²⁰These are the sons of Seir the Horite , the inhabitants of the land: Lotan , Shobal , Zibeon , Anah ,

²¹Dishon , Ezer, and Dishan . These are the chiefs who came of the Horites , the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

²²The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan ’s sister was Timna .

²³These are the children of Shobal : Alvan , Manahath , Ebal , Shepho , and Onam.

²⁴These are the children of Zibeon : Aiah and Anah . This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness , as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father .

²⁵These are the children of Anah : Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah .

²⁶These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan , Eshban, Ithran , and Cheran .

²⁷These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan , Zaavan , and Akan .

²⁸These are the children of Dishan : Uz and Aran.

²⁹These are the chiefs who came of the Horites : chief Lotan , chief Shobal , chief Zibeon , chief Anah ,

³⁰chief Dishon , chief Ezer, and chief Dishan . These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir .

³¹These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel .

³²Bela , the son of Beor , reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah .

³³Bela died , and Jobab , the son of Zerah of Bozrah , reigned in his place .

³⁴Jobab died , and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place .

³⁵Husham died , and Hadad , the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab , reigned in his place . The name of his city was Avith .

³⁶Hadad died , and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place .

³⁷Samlah died , and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river , reigned in his place .

³⁸Shaul died , and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place .

³⁹Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died , and Hadar reigned in his place . The name of his city was Pau . His wife’s name was Mehetabel , the daughter of Matred , the daughter of Mezahab .

⁴⁰These 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 ,

⁴¹chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon ,

⁴²chief Kenaz , chief Teman , chief Mibzar ,

⁴³chief Magdiel , and chief Iram . These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau , the father of the Edomites.