Genesis 36:20-30

Good News Translation

The Descendants of Seir^(A)

^20-21 The original inhabitants of the land of Edom were divided into tribes which traced their ancestry to the following descendants of Seir, a Horite: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

²² Lotan was the ancestor of the clans of Hori and Heman. (Lotan had a sister named Timna.)

²³ Shobal was the ancestor of the clans of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

²⁴ Zibeon had two sons, Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness when he was taking care of his father's donkeys.) ^25-26 Anah was the father of Dishon, who was the ancestor of the clans of Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. Anah also had a daughter named Oholibamah.

²⁷ Ezer was the ancestor of the clans of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

²⁸ Dishan was the ancestor of the clans of Uz and Aran.

^29-30 These are the Horite tribes in the land of Edom: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.