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36:20 b  Ge  14:6;
Dt 2:12, ​22; 1Ch 1:38
36:31 c  Ge  17:6;
1Ch 1:43
36:33 d   Jer  49:13, ​22
36:34 e  Eze  25:13
36:35 f  Ge  19:37;
Nu 22:1; Dt 1:5;
Ru  1:1, ​6
37:1 g  Ge  17:8
h  Ge  10:19
20 These were the sons of Seir the Ho­rite,  b 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.  a 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  b 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  c :
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 t ­ heir di­vi­sions, in the land of ­Seir.
The Rulers of Edom
36:31-43pp —​ 1Ch 1:43-54
31 These were the ­kings who ­reigned in Edom be­fore any Is­ra­el­ite king  c ­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  d suc­ceeded him as ­king.
34 When Jo­bab died, Hu­sham from the land of the Te­man­ites  e suc­ceeded him as ­king.
35 When Hu­sham died, Ha­dad son of Be­dad, who de­feated Mid­ian in the coun­try of
Moab,  f 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  d 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 c ­ hiefs de­scended from Esau, by name, ac­cord­ing to t ­ heir c ­ lans and
re­gions:
Timna, Al­vah, Je­theth, 41  Ohol­i­ba­mah, Elah, Pi­non, 42  Ke­naz, Te­man, Mib­zar, 43 Mag­
diel and Iram. ­These were the ­chiefs of Edom, ac­cord­ing to t ­ heir set­tle­ments in the
land they ­oc­cu­pied.
This is the family line of Esau, the fa­ther of the ­Edom­ites.
Joseph’s Dreams
37
Ja­cob ­lived in the land ­where his fa­ther had ­stayed,  g the land of ­Ca­naan.  h
2 This is the ac­count of Ja­cob’s fam­ily ­line.
a  22 Hebrew
Hemam, a variant of Homam (see 1 Chron. 1:39)    b  24  Vulgate; Syriac discovered water; the meaning of the
Hebrew for this word is uncertain.    c  26 Hebrew Dishan, a variant of Dishon    d  39  Many manuscripts of the Masoretic
Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 1:50); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Hadar   
36:20 – 30  Including details about the origi-
nal inhabitants of Seir is surprising. There are
seven tribal leaders (v. 29), suggesting that
Esau’s 14 tribes gained ascendancy in the hill
country of Seir (see Deut 2:12,22).
36:31 – 43  The Rulers of Edom. This section
begins by listing various kings who reigned
in Edom. Since the kings are linked to differ-
ent towns, this list probably reflects the exis-
tence of a series of dynasties associated with
towns, which in different periods exercised
authority over the region of Seir.
36:31 before any Israelite king reigned. The
observation that there were kings in Edom
before there were kings in Israel implies
that the author of this passage either an-
ticipated or knew of an Israelite monarch.
The movement in Edom from tribal lead-
ers or chiefs to kings also occurred later in
Israel.
36:40 – 43  A further list of Edomite chiefs
links to Esau. While several of the names
overlap with the chiefs in vv. 15 – 19, new clans
probably come into being that are associated
with particular locations. This list of chiefs
also occurs in 1 Chr 1:51 – 54.
37:1 — ​50:26  The Family of Jacob. The final
narrative section in the book of Genesis gives
special attention to Joseph because the con-
tinuation of the promised royal line traces to
his son Ephraim. However, future kingship is
also linked to the lineage of Judah, anticipat-
ing later developments when God rejects the
line of Joseph in favor of David from the tribe
of Judah (see Ps 78:67 – 72).
37:1 – 11  Joseph’s Dreams. Although he is one
of the younger sons of Jacob, special atten-
tion is given to Joseph. Favored by his father,