Genesis Chapter 36 Bible in Basic English

Genesis 36:1

Now these are the generations of Esau, that is to say, Edom.

Genesis 36:2

Esau's wives were women of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

Genesis 36:3

And Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.

Genesis 36:4

Adah had a son Eliphaz; and Basemath was the mother of Reuel;

Genesis 36:5

Oholibamah was the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the sons of Esau, whose birth took place in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 36:6

Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters, and all the people of his house, and his beasts and his cattle and all his goods which he had got together in the land of Canaan, and went into the land of Seir, away from his brother Jacob.

Genesis 36:7

For their wealth was so great that the land was not wide enough for the two of them and all their cattle.

Genesis 36:8

So Esau made his living-place in the hill-country of Seir (Esau is Edom).

Genesis 36:9

And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the hill-country of Seir:

Genesis 36:10

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.

Genesis 36:11

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

Genesis 36:12

And Eliphaz, the son of Esau, had connection with a woman named Timna, who gave birth to Amalek: all these were the children of Esau's wife Adah.

Genesis 36:13

And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: they were the children of Esau's wife Basemath.

Genesis 36:14

And these are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon: she was the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Genesis 36:15

These were the chiefs among the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's first son: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

Genesis 36:16

Korah, Gatam, Amalek: all these were chiefs in the land of Edom, the offspring of Eliphaz, the seed of Adah.

Genesis 36:17

And these are the sons of Esau's son Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah: these were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom, the children of Esau's wife Basemath.

Genesis 36:18

And these are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah: these were the chiefs who came from Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.

Genesis 36:19

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

Genesis 36:20

These are the sons of Seir the Horite who were living in that country; Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Genesis 36:21

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan: these are the chiefs of the Horites, offspring of Seir in the land of Edom.

Genesis 36:22

The children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; Lotan's sister was Timna.

Genesis 36:23

And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Genesis 36:24

And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; that same Anah who made the discovery of the water-springs in the waste land, when he was looking after the asses of his father Zibeon.

Genesis 36:25

And these are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah his daughter.

Genesis 36:26

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

Genesis 36:27

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

Genesis 36:28

These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

Genesis 36:29

These were the Horite chiefs: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Genesis 36:30

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. Such were the Horite chiefs in their order in the land of Seir.

Genesis 36:31

And these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom before there was any king over the children of Israel.

Genesis 36:32

Bela, son of Beor, was king in Edom, and the name of his chief town was Dinhabah.

Genesis 36:33

At his death, Jobab, son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place.

Genesis 36:34

And at the death of Jobab, Husham, from the country of the Temanites, became king in his place.

Genesis 36:35

And at the death of Husham, Hadad, son of Bedad, who overcame the Midianites in the field of Moab, became king; his chief town was named Avith.

Genesis 36:36

And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king.

Genesis 36:37

And at the death of Samlah, Shaul of Rehoboth by the River became king in his place.

Genesis 36:38

And at the death of Shaul, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, became king.

Genesis 36:39

And at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadar became king in his place; his chief town was named Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel; she was the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

Genesis 36:40

These are the names of the chiefs of Esau in the order of their families and their places: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

Genesis 36:41

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

Genesis 36:42

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

Genesis 36:43

Magdiel, Iram; these are the Edomite chiefs, in their places in their heritage; this is Esau, the father of the Edomites.