EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries
Genesis 36:7
Jacob and Esau each had great possessions and most of these possessions were animals. These animals needed to eat grass. And there was not enough grass in a small region.
v9 These are Esau’s *descendants. Esau was the father of the Edomites. They live in the hilly region that is called Seir. v10 These are the names of two out of Esau’s sons:
Eliphaz, the son of Adah (Adah was Esau’s wife.)
Reuel, the son of Basemath (Basemath was Esau’s wife.)
v11 Eliphaz’s sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz. v12 Amalek was another one of Eliphaz’s sons. His mother was Timna, who was an extra wife of Eliphaz. These are the grandsons of Adah, who was Esau’s wife.
v13 Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These are the grandsons of Basemath, who was Esau’s wife.
v14 And Esau had 3 other sons. They were Jeush, Jalam and Korah. Their mother was Oholibamah, who was Esau’s wife. She was the daughter of Anah, who was Zibeon’s son.
v15 This is a list of the *tribes who were Esau’s *descendants.
The *descendants of Eliphaz, who was the oldest son of Esau:
the *tribes of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, v16 Korah, Gatam and Amalek.
These are the *tribes of Eliphaz in the country that is called Edom.
They were *descendants of Adah.
v17 The *descendants of Reuel, who was Esau’s son:
the *tribes of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
These are the *tribes of Reuel in the country that is called Edom.
They were *descendants of Basemath, who was Esau’s wife.
v18 The *descendants of Oholibamah, who was Esau’s wife:
the *tribes of Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
These are the *tribes who were *descendants of Oholibamah, Anah’s daughter.
v19 These are Esau’s *descendants. Esau is also called Edom. These are the *tribes who were members of his family.