Genesis 36:1

This is the story about Jacob’s brother Esau and his family. Sometimes people called Esau a different name. They called him Edom.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

In Context

2Esau married some women from Canaan country. These are the names of those women, – Adah. Her father’s name was Elon, and he was from the Heth tribe. – Oholibamah. Her father’s name was Anah. Her grand-father’s name was Zibeyon, and he was from the Hiv tribe.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:24Later on, the time came for Rebekah to have her babies, and 2 boys were born.

Genesis 27:35But Isaac said, “No, I can’t do that. Your brother Jacob tricked me. He pretended to be you, and he got me to do that ceremony with him, instead of you. I asked God to be good to him, and he will be the next leader for our family.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:1

In this chapter we have an account of the posterity of Esau, who, from him, were called Edomites, that Esau who sold his birthright, and lost his blessing, and was not loved of God as Jacob was. Here is a brief register kept of his family for some generations. 1. Because he was the son of Isaac, for whose sake this honour is put upon him. 2. Because the Edomites were neighbours to Israel, and their genealogy would be of use to give light to the following stories of what passed between them. 3. It is to show the… Read the whole commentary →

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