Genesis 36 – February 5

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Genesis 36

Esau’s Descendants

This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).

² Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite— ³ also Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

⁴ Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, ⁵ and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.

⁶ Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob. ⁷ Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock. ⁸ So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.

⁹ This is the account of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.

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

¹¹ The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz. ¹² Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

¹³ The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

¹⁴ The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

¹⁵ These were the chiefs among Esau’s descendants:

The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, ¹⁶ Korah, Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah.

¹⁷ The sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

¹⁸ The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

¹⁹ These were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their chiefs.

²⁰ These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, ²¹ Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.

²² The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

²³ The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

²⁴ The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.

²⁵ The children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

²⁶ The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

²⁷ The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

²⁸ The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

²⁹ These were the Horite chiefs: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, ³⁰ Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs, according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.

The Rulers of Edom

³¹ These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

³² Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.

³³ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

³⁴ When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.

³⁵ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

³⁶ When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

³⁷ When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.

³⁸ When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

³⁹ When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

⁴⁰ These were the chiefs descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁴¹ Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁴² Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁴³ Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied.

This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.

Gauge | Dyea Rowland

Scripture

Genesis 36:6-8

Observation

It is hard to gauge when Esau had actually moved to Seir, because in chapter 32 we had read that he was already living there. It is also hard for me to gauge if Esau had a relationship with God. Esau seemed to be more of the “instant gratification” kind-of-guy – even at forty, taking a Hittite woman to marry, causing his parents grief. From the readings we know that he was not the chosen one, but yet God uses him as part of His bigger plan. In chapter 25, if you recall this is where the Lord stated that Esau would serve Jacob. With the genealogy of Esau in this chapter, God is showing Himself, and His promise to Abraham is being fulfilled.

With that being said, in verses 6-8, I can gauge that Esau was blessed with a big family, lots of livestock, and God moving him to Seir where he would have enough room for all.

Application

I would consider myself the most blessed person alive! Like Esau, I have family and friends; I have a house, a car, and I’m able to attend school; I have food and clean warm water in my house and enough room for it all. I need to ask: what about my relationship with You, Lord? By my gauge – I am too blessed and I still long for more. What I really need is more of You, Jesus. Instead of sitting in all of the gratifying blessings that present themselves in my life – especially Your personal relationship with me. I have been more of that “instant gratification” type of gal lately. I want only more of You.

Prayer

Father, my gauge needed to be recalibrated, and I am sorry if I have caused You any grief by my ways. You have continued to bless me, even though I am undeserving. Nothing in this world matters except You and my relationship with You. You’ve chosen me, and I do not want to imagine my life without You. Show me; grow me; use me; love me; I am Yours forever…Amen.

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