Genesis 36:2

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,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 36:25 : 25 These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
  • Gen 9:25 : 25 So he said,“Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves he will be to his brothers.”
  • Gen 26:34-35 : 34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, as well as Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 They caused Isaac and Rebekah great anxiety.
  • Gen 27:46 : 46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac,“I am deeply depressed because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob were to marry one of these daughters of Heth who live in this land, I would want to die!”
  • Gen 28:9 : 9 So Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, along with the wives he already had.

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  • Gen 28:8-9
    2 verses
    83%

    8Then Esau realized that the Canaanite women were displeasing to his father Isaac.

    9So Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, along with the wives he already had.

  • Gen 26:34-35
    2 verses
    82%

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

    35They caused Isaac and Rebekah great anxiety.

  • Gen 36:3-6
    4 verses
    81%

    3in addition to Basemath the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

    4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,

    5and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

    6Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the people in his household, his livestock, his animals, and all his possessions which he had acquired in the land of Canaan and went to a land some distance away from Jacob his brother

  • Gen 36:8-10
    3 verses
    80%

    8So Esau(also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.

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

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

  • Gen 36:17-20
    4 verses
    79%

    17These were the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

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

    19These were the sons of Esau(also known as Edom), and these were their chiefs.

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

  • Gen 36:12-14
    3 verses
    79%

    12Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.

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

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

  • Gen 36:1
    77%

    1The Descendants of Esau What follows is the account of Esau(also known as Edom).

  • Gen 28:6
    74%

    6Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. As he blessed him, Isaac commanded him,“You must not marry a Canaanite woman.”

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

    34Isaac’s Descendants Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:Esau and Israel.

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

  • Gen 36:25
    72%

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

  • Gen 11:29
    71%

    29And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

  • Gen 4:19
    71%

    19Lamech took two wives for himself; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.

  • Gen 27:46
    70%

    46Then Rebekah said to Isaac,“I am deeply depressed because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob were to marry one of these daughters of Heth who live in this land, I would want to die!”

  • Gen 36:40-41
    2 verses
    69%

    40These were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,

    41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

  • Judg 3:6
    69%

    6They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

  • Gen 28:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him,“You must not marry a Canaanite woman!

    2Leave immediately for Paddan Aram! Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and find yourself a wife there, among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

  • Num 36:11
    69%

    11For the daughters of Zelophehad– Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah– were married to the sons of their uncles.