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13-14 Esau also had grandchildren from his wife Basemath. Born to her son Reuel were: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah.

15-16 Esau’s grandchildren[a] became the heads of clans, as listed here: the clan of Teman, the clan of Omar, the clan of Zepho, the clan of Kenaz, the clan of Korah, the clan of Gatam, the clan of Amalek.

The above clans were the descendants of Eliphaz, the oldest son of Esau and Adah.

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  1. Genesis 36:15 grandchildren, implied.

14 The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah(A) daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau:

Jeush, Jalam and Korah.(B)

15 These were the chiefs(C) among Esau’s descendants:

The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau:

Chiefs Teman,(D) Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,(E) 16 Korah,[a] Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz(F) in Edom;(G) they were grandsons of Adah.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:16 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (also verse 11 and 1 Chron. 1:36) does not have Korah.