The founding genealogy of the Edomite nation, Genesis 36 records Esau’s wives, sons, chiefs, and kings as they settled in the hill country of Seir after separating from his brother Jacob.
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Lyrics
Now this is the history of the generations of Esau that is Edom Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite And Oholibamah and Basemath Ishmael’s daughter
Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz Basemath bore Reuel Oholibamah bore Jeush Jalam and Korah These are the sons of Esau born to him in the land of Canaan Esau took his wives and his sons and 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 For their substance was too great for them to dwell together And the land of their travels could not bear them because of their livestock
Esau lived in the hill country of Seir Esau is Edom This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites In the hill country of Seir These 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
The sons of Eliphaz were Teman Omar Zepho and Gatam and Kenaz Timna was concubine to Eliphaz and bore to him Amalek These are the descendants of Adah Esau’s wife These are the sons of Reuel Nahath Zerah Shammah and Mizzah
These were the descendants of Basemath Esau’s wife These were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah Daughter of Zibeon Esau’s wife She bore to Esau Jeush Jalam and Korah These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau
Chief Teman chief Omar chief Zepho chief Kenaz Chief Korah chief Gatam chief Amalek These are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom These are the sons of Adah These 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 Oholibamah Esau’s wife Chief Jeush chief Jalam chief Korah These are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah daughter of Anah Esau’s wife These are the sons of Esau that is Edom and these are their chiefs
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom Before any king reigned over the children of Israel Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom The name of his city was Dinhabah Bela died and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place
Eliphaz Teman Reuel Jeush Jalam Korah Edom Seir the chiefs and the kings
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Genesis 36 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.