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Genesis 36:11What follows is the account of Esau (also known as Edom).Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 22:171 Chr 1:35Deut 23:7Gen 25:24-34Isa 63:1Num 20:14-21Gen 27:35-41Gen 32:3-7Ezek 25:12
Genesis 36:22Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 36:25Gen 27:46Gen 28:9Gen 9:25Gen 26:34-35
Genesis 36:33in addition to Basemath the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 28:9Gen 25:13
Genesis 36:44Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:35Exod 2:18Job 2:11Num 10:29
Genesis 36:55and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 35:29
Genesis 36:66Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the people in his household, his livestock, his animals, and all his possessions that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and he went to a land some distance away from Jacob his brotherCopy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 32:3Gen 12:5Gen 13:11Gen 13:6Gen 17:8Gen 25:23Gen 28:4Rev 18:13Ezek 27:13
Genesis 36:77because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together, and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 13:6Gen 17:8Gen 28:4Gen 13:11Heb 11:9
Genesis 36:88So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 32:3Mal 1:3Ezek 35:2-71 Chr 4:422 Chr 20:102 Chr 20:23Deut 2:5Gen 14:6Gen 36:1Gen 36:19-20
Genesis 36:99This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 19:37
Genesis 36:1010These were the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:35-54Gen 36:3-4
Genesis 36:1111These were the sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:35-36Gen 36:15-16
Genesis 36:1212Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 25:17-19Exod 17:8-161 Sam 15:2-9Deut 23:7Gen 14:7Gen 36:22Num 24:18-201 Chr 1:36
Genesis 36:1313These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:37Gen 36:17
Genesis 36:1414These were the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon: She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Esau.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 36:21 Chr 1:35Gen 36:18Gen 36:5
Genesis 36:1515These were the chiefs among the descendants of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Obad 1:9Gen 36:11-12Job 2:111 Chr 1:35-361 Chr 1:451 Chr 1:51-54Amos 1:12Exod 15:15Ezek 25:13Gen 36:18
Genesis 36:1616chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 15:15
Genesis 36:1717These were the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:37Gen 36:13Gen 36:4
Genesis 36:1818These were the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 36:141 Chr 1:35Gen 36:5
Genesis 36:1919These were the sons of Esau (also known as Edom), and these were their chiefs.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 36:2020These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 2:12Deut 2:22Gen 14:61 Chr 1:38-42Gen 36:2Gen 36:22-30
Genesis 36:2121Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 36:2222The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:39
Genesis 36:2323These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:40
Genesis 36:2424These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah (who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon).Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 1:381 Kgs 1:441 Kgs 4:282 Sam 13:292 Sam 18:9Deut 2:10Lev 19:19
Genesis 36:2525These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 36:21 Chr 1:41Gen 36:14Gen 36:18Gen 36:5
Genesis 36:2626These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:41
Genesis 36:2727These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:381 Chr 1:42Gen 36:21
Genesis 36:2828These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 25:20Job 1:1Lam 4:21
Genesis 36:2929These were the chiefs of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 36:201 Chr 1:381 Chr 1:41-42Gen 36:28
Genesis 36:3030chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chief lists in the land of Seir.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 11:19Dan 7:17Dan 7:23Isa 23:15
Genesis 36:3131These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 17:61 Chr 1:43-50Gen 17:16Deut 17:14-20Deut 33:5Gen 25:23Num 20:14Num 24:17-18Deut 33:29
Genesis 36:3232Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 36:3333When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 49:13Jer 49:22Amos 1:12Isa 34:6Isa 63:1Mic 2:12
Genesis 36:3434When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 36:11Gen 36:15Jer 49:7Job 2:11
Genesis 36:3535When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place; the name of his city was Avith.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 36:3636When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:47
Genesis 36:3737When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River reigned in his place.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:48Gen 10:11
Genesis 36:3838When Shaul died, Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 36:3939When Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place; the name of his city was Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:50Exod 15:15
Genesis 36:4040These were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 1:51-54Exod 15:15Gen 36:15-16Gen 36:31
Genesis 36:4141chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 36:4242chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI
Genesis 36:4343chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 4:14Deut 2:5Exod 15:15Gen 25:12Gen 25:30Gen 36:15Gen 36:18-19Gen 36:30-31Gen 36:7-8Gen 45:8
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