Genesis 36:2
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;
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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.
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;
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 The children of Anah were these: Dishon and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
- Gen 9:25 : 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants he shall be to his brothers.
- Gen 26:34-35 : 34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.
- Gen 27:46 : 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these who are of the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?
- Gen 28:9 : 9 Then Esau went to Ishmael, and took Mahlath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife, in addition to the wives he already had.
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- Gen 28:8-92 verses83%
8 And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac his father;
9 Then Esau went to Ishmael, and took Mahlath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife, in addition to the wives he already had.
- Gen 26:34-352 verses82%
34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
35 Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.
- Gen 36:3-64 verses81%
3 And Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
4 And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau; and Basemath bore Reuel;
5 And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 And Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the persons of his house, and his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had obtained in the land of Canaan; and he went into another land away from his brother Jacob.
- Gen 36:8-103 verses80%
8 Thus Esau dwelt in the mountain of Seir. Esau is Edom.
9 These are the descendants of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the mountain 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 36:17-204 verses79%
17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs that came from Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
18 These are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jaalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs that came from Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
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 inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
- Gen 36:12-143 verses79%
12 And Timna was a concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz: these are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
14 These are the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bore to Esau Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
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1 Now these are the descendants of Esau, who is Edom.
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6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take himself a wife from there; and that as he blessed him he commanded him, saying, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan;
- 1 Chr 1:34-352 verses72%
34 Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
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25 The children of Anah were these: Dishon and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
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29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
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19 And Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
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46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these who are of the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?
- Gen 36:40-412 verses69%
40 These are the names of the chiefs that came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
41 Chief Aholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
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6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
- Gen 28:1-22 verses69%
1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and commanded him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
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11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father's brothers' sons.