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

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

The people from Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the people from Cuth made Nergal, the people from Hamath made Ashima,

They made your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck with cypresses from the Kittean isles.

So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.

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

How the people of Esau will be thoroughly plundered! Their hidden valuables will be ransacked!

Now Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back,

Esau said to his father, “Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!” Then Esau wept loudly.

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

These were the chiefs among the descendants of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

These 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.

Moses inspected all the work – and they had done it just as the Lord had commanded – they had done it exactly – and Moses blessed them.

Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob replied.

You didn’t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren good-bye. You have acted foolishly!

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

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

They made shoulder pieces for it, attached to two of its corners, so it could be joined together.

Do this, Korah, you and all your company: Take censers,

He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.