Genesis 35 tells us again that Jacob’s name was changed by God to Israel, and carefully lists his 12 sons grouping them with the mother of each. This information will be important throughout the history of the Hebrews/ Jews and of some importance to Christian scholars. You might want to bookmark that chapter and refer to again some time. Chapter 34 was about the defilement of Dinah and her brother’s violent response to it; some parts of the Bible are more useful to us than others. If you enjoyed the John Wick movies maybe this chapter is in your wheelhouse.

I don’t know what to tell you about Genesis 36. This chapter records the family history of Esau’s descendants.

Genesis 36

These are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

3 And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; Bashemath bore Reuel;

5 Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

6 Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the members of his household, all his livestock and all the property he had acquired in the land of Canaan; and moved into the country away from the face of his brother Jacob.

7 For their possessions were too many for them to live together; and the land could not support all of their livestock. 

8 So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir: Esau is Edom.

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

10 These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

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

12 Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

13 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Esau’s wife Bashemath.

14 The sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bore to Esau Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

15 These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; Teman, Omar, Zepho and Kenaz.

16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek: these are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were Adah’s sons.

17 Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah: these are the chiefs that born to Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath, Esau’s wife.

18 These are the sons of Esau’s wife Aholibamah; Jeush, Jaalam, Korah: these were the chiefs born to Aholibamah the daughter of  Esau’s wife Anah.

19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their chiefs.

20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who lived in the land; Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon,  Anah,

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

22 Lotan’s children were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

23 These were Shobal’s children; Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 These are Zibeon’s children; Ajah and Anah: this was the Anah that found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed his father Zibeon’s donkeys.

25 Anah’s children were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah, his daughter.

26 These were Dishon’s children; Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Cheran.

27 Ezer’s children were these; Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

28 Dishan’s children were these; Uz and Aran.

29 These are the chiefs that came from the Horites; Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

30 Dishon, Ezer, Dishan: these are the chiefs of the Horites, among the chiefs in the land of Seir.

31 These are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.

32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his place.

35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place: and the name of his city was Avith.

36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his place.

38 And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

39 And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place: and the name of his city was Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

40 These are the names of the chiefs descended from Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; Timnah, Alvah, Jetheth,

41 Aholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

43 Magdiel, Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land of their possession. This is the family of Esau, father of the Edomites.