Genesis 36:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Esau{H6215} took{H3947} his wives{H802} of the daughters{H1323} of Canaan:{H3667} Adah{H5711} the daughter{H1323} of Elon{H356} the Hittite,{H2850} and Oholibamah{H173} the daughter{H1323} of Anah,{H6034} the daughter{H1323} of Zibeon{H6649} the Hivite,{H2340}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Esau{H6215} took{H3947}{(H8804)} his wives{H802} of the daughters{H1323} of Canaan{H3667}; Adah{H5711} the daughter{H1323} of Elon{H356} the Hittite{H2850}, and Aholibamah{H173} the daughter{H1323} of Anah{H6034} the daughter{H1323} of Zibeon{H6649} the Hivite{H2340};

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Esau toke his wyues of the doughters of Canaan Ada the doughter of Elon an Hethite and Ahalibama the doughter of Ana which Ana was the sonne of Zibeon an heuyt

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Esau toke wyues of the doughters of Canaan. Ada the doughter of Elo the Hethite: & Ahalibama the doughter of Ana, the childes childe of Zibeon the Heuyte:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Esau tooke his wiues of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon an Hittite, & Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon an Hiuite,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Esau toke his wiues of ye daughters of Chanaan: Ada ye daughter of Ebon an Hethite, and Aholibama the daughter of Ana, the daughter of Sibeon an Heuite,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Esau hath taken his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Esau's wives were women of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 36:25 : 25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
  • Gen 9:25 : 25 he said, 'Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.'
  • Gen 26:34-35 : 34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
  • Gen 27:46 : 46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I am disgusted with my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these women from the land, what good is my life to me?'
  • Gen 28:9 : 9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, as an additional wife to his existing wives.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 28:8-9
    2 verses
    83%

    8 Esau realized that the daughters of Canaan were displeasing to Isaac his father.

    9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, as an additional wife to his existing wives.

  • Gen 26:34-35
    2 verses
    82%

    34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

    35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

  • Gen 36:3-6
    4 verses
    81%

    3 And Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth.

    4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel.

    5 And Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, 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, and all the members of his household, along with his livestock, all his animals, and all the possessions he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and he moved to a land away from his brother Jacob.

  • Gen 36:8-10
    3 verses
    80%

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

    9 These are the descendants 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 Adah, the wife of Esau, and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

  • Gen 36:17-20
    4 verses
    79%

    17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, Chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the descendants of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

    18 These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jalam, Chief Korah. These are the chiefs descended from Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

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

    20 These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, and Anah,

  • Gen 36:12-14
    3 verses
    79%

    12 Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the descendants of Adah, Esau’s wife.

    13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the descendants of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

    14 These were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife. She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Esau.

  • Gen 36:1
    77%

    1 These are the descendants of Esau, who is Edom.

  • Gen 28:6
    74%

    6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him, he commanded him, 'You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.'

  • 1 Chr 1:34-35
    2 verses
    72%

    34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.

    35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

  • Gen 36:25
    72%

    25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

  • Gen 11:29
    71%

    29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

  • Gen 4:19
    71%

    19 Lamech married two wives, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

  • Gen 27:46
    70%

    46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I am disgusted with my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these women from the land, what good is my life to me?'

  • Gen 36:40-41
    2 verses
    69%

    40 These are the names of Esau's chiefs according to their families and regions, by their names: Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,

    41 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

  • Judg 3:6
    69%

    6 They took the daughters of these peoples as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to the sons of these peoples, and worshiped their gods.

  • Gen 28:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, saying, 'Do not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.'

    2 Arise, go to Paddan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take a wife for yourself from there, from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

  • Num 36:11
    69%

    11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married their cousins.