Common English Bible

Genesis 36:7-17 Common English Bible (CEB)

7. They had so many possessions that they couldn’t live together. The land where they lived as immigrants couldn’t support all of their livestock.

8. So Esau, that is, Edom, lived in the mountains of Seir.

9. These are the descendants of Esau, the ancestor of Edom, which lies in the mountains of Seir.

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

11. Eliphaz’s sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

12. Timna was the secondary wife of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she gave birth to Amalek for Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.

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

14. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Zibeon’s son: she gave birth to Esau, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

15. These are the tribal chiefs from Esau’s sons. The sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s oldest son: Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,

16. Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These are the tribal chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; they are Adah’s sons.

17. These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These are the tribal chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.