1 Chronicles 1:35
New International Version
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

New Living Translation
The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

English Standard Version
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

King James Bible
The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

New King James Version
The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

NASB 1995
The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

NASB 1977
The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

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

Christian Standard Bible
Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

American Standard Version
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

Contemporary English Version
Esau was the father of Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

English Revised Version
The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Esau's sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Good News Translation
Esau's sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

International Standard Version
Esau's descendants were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

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

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

World English Bible
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

New American Bible
The descendants of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

New Revised Standard Version
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Elam, and Korah.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz and Ruyel and Yaush and Ilaam and Qurakh.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam and Korah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The sons of Esau, Eliphaz, and Raguel, and Jeul, and Jeglom, and Core.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Descendants of Abraham
34Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. 35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.…

Cross References
Genesis 36:1-5
This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). / Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, / and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. ...

Genesis 25:24-26
When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. / The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau. / After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Genesis 36:9-14
This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir. / These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath. / The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. ...

Genesis 28:8-9
And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, / Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

Genesis 36:15-19
These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, / Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah. / These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath. ...

Genesis 36:40-43
These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, / Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, / Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ...

Genesis 25:29-34
One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished. / He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.) / “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied. ...

Genesis 27:41
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 32:3
Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Genesis 33:1-16
Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. / He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear. / But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. ...

Genesis 36:31-39
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: / Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah. / When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place. ...

Obadiah 1:6-9
But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out! / All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it. / In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? ...

Romans 9:10-13
Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ...

Hebrews 12:16-17
See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.

Malachi 1:2-3
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”


Treasury of Scripture

The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

sons of Esau.

Genesis 36:4,5,9,10
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; …

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1 Chronicles 1
1. Adam's line to Noah.
5. The sons of Japheth.
8. The sons of Ham.
17. The sons of Shem.
24. Shem's line to Abraham.
29. Ishmael's sons.
32. The sons of Keturah.
34. The posterity of Abraham by Esau.
38. The sons of Seir.
43. The kings of Edom.
51. The dukes of Edom.














The sons of Esau
This phrase introduces the genealogy of Esau, who is also known as Edom. Esau was the elder twin brother of Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelites. The mention of Esau's sons is significant as it establishes the lineage of the Edomites, a people often in conflict with Israel. The Hebrew root for Esau is "עֵשָׂו" (Esav), meaning "hairy" or "rough," which reflects his physical description at birth (Genesis 25:25). Understanding Esau's descendants is crucial for comprehending the broader narrative of the Old Testament, where the Edomites play a recurring role.

Eliphaz
Eliphaz is the firstborn son of Esau and his wife Adah. The name Eliphaz means "God is fine gold" or "God is pure," derived from the Hebrew roots "אֵל" (El, meaning "God") and "פָּז" (paz, meaning "fine gold"). Eliphaz is a significant figure as he is also mentioned in the Book of Job as one of Job's friends, though it is debated whether they are the same individual. His lineage is important as it leads to the Amalekites, a group that frequently opposed Israel.

Reuel
Reuel, the second son of Esau, means "friend of God" or "God is a friend," from the Hebrew roots "רֵעַ" (rea, meaning "friend") and "אֵל" (El, meaning "God"). This name reflects a positive relationship with God, which is somewhat ironic given the often adversarial relationship between the Edomites and the Israelites. Reuel's descendants are less prominent in biblical narratives, but his inclusion underscores the completeness of Esau's genealogy.

Jeush
Jeush is one of Esau's sons, and his name means "he will come to help" or "assembler," from the Hebrew root "יָעַשׁ" (ya'ash). The name suggests a role of gathering or support, though little is known about Jeush's specific actions or descendants. His mention in the genealogy serves to provide a full account of Esau's family.

Jalam
Jalam, another son of Esau, has a name that means "concealed" or "hidden," from the Hebrew root "עָלַם" (alam). This name might imply a less prominent role in the biblical narrative, as there is limited information about Jalam and his descendants. His inclusion, however, is essential for the completeness of the genealogical record.

Korah
Korah is the last son mentioned in this verse, and his name means "bald" or "ice," from the Hebrew root "קָרַח" (qarach). Korah is a name that appears elsewhere in the Bible, notably in the account of Korah's rebellion against Moses (Numbers 16), though this Korah is a different individual. The name's recurrence highlights the interconnectedness of biblical narratives and the importance of understanding each character's unique context.

(35-42) The tribes of Esau and Seir, extracted from Genesis 36

(35-37) The sons of Esau.--Comp. Genesis 36:9-13. In 1Chronicles 1:36 the name of Timna occurs under the general heading, "Sons of Eliphaz." According to Genesis 36:12, Timna was a secondary wife of Eliphaz, and mother of Amalek. Strange as this difference may at first sight appear, it is in fact absolutely unimportant. The writer's intention being simply to enumerate the principal branches of the sons of Eliphaz, the statement of the special relations between the different clans might be omitted here, as fairly and naturally as the relations between Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth are left unnoticed in 1Chronicles 1:4. Comp. also 1Chronicles 1:17, where Uz, Hul, &c, are apparently co-ordinated with Aram, although Genesis 10:23 expressly calls them "sons of Aram." The Vatican MS. of the LXX. has our text; the Alexandrine MS. follows that of Genesis 36:12. It is at least curious that if Timna-Amalek be excluded from account, the sons of Esau are twelve in number. The fact is obscured in the compressed statement of the chronicler; but it becomes evident by reference to Genesis 36:11-14, where five sons are reckoned to Eliphaz (1Chronicles 1:11), four to Reuel (1Chronicles 1:13), and three to Esau's wife Aholibamah (1Chronicles 1:14), viz.: Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. Although 1Chronicles 1:12 of that passage reckons Amalek with the sons of Adah, mother of Eliphaz, it distinctly separates Timna-Amalek from the sons of Eliphaz. It would seem that Amalek was known to be but remotely connected with the pure Edomite stocks. For the or-fanisation of a people in twelve tribes, &c., comp. Ewald, Hist, of Israel, 1:362, and his Antiq. of Israel, ? 280. However, Genesis 36:15-19 enumerates Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Gatam, and Amalek, sons of Eliphaz; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah, sons of Reuel; and Jeush, Jaalam, Korah, sons of Aholibamah; as chiliarchs (all-fim--LXX., ????????) or chieftains of Esau-Edom. . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
בְּנֵ֖י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Esau:
עֵשָׂ֑ו (‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

Eliphaz,
אֱלִיפַ֛ז (’ĕ·lî·p̄az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 464: Eliphaz -- 'God is fine gold', a son of Esau, also a friend of Job

Reuel,
רְעוּאֵ֥ל (rə·‘ū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7467: Reuel -- 'friend of God', Moses' father-in-law, also an Edomite, a Gadite, and a Benjamite

Jeush,
וִיע֖וּשׁ (wî·‘ūš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3266: Jeush -- 'he comes to help', an Edomite, also the name of several Israelites

Jalam,
וְיַעְלָ֥ם (wə·ya‘·lām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3281: Jalam -- an Edomite

and Korah.
וְקֹֽרַח׃ (wə·qō·raḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7141: Korah -- an Edomite name, also an Israelite name


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