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circa 1900–1700 BC

Jacob, Joseph & Egypt

Jacob wrestles with God and becomes Israel; Joseph is sold into slavery yet rises to save the world from famine.

840 verses · 1 book covered

Verses from This Period

  1. Genesis 36:3c. 1796 BC

    and Basmat Yishma'el's daughter, sister of N'vayot.

  2. Genesis 36:4c. 1796 BC

    'Adah bore to 'Esav Elifaz, Basmat bore Re'u'el,

  3. Genesis 36:5c. 1796 BC

    and Oholivamah bore Ye'ush, Ya'lam and Korach. These were the sons of 'Esav born to him in the land of Kena'an.

  4. Genesis 36:6c. 1740 BC

    'Esav took his wives, his sons and daughters, the others in his household, his cattle and other animals and everything else he owned, which he had acquired in the land of Kena'an, and went off to a country distant from his brother Ya'akov.

  5. Genesis 36:7c. 1740 BC

    For their possessions had become too great for them to live together, and the countryside through which they were traveling couldn't support so much livestock.

  6. Genesis 36:8c. 1740 BC

    So 'Esav lived in the hill-country of Se'ir. ('Esav is Edom.)

  7. Genesis 36:9c. 1740 BC

    This is the genealogy of 'Esav the father of Edom in the hill-country of Se'ir.

  8. Genesis 36:10c. 1774 BC

    The names of 'Esav's sons were Elifaz, son of 'Adah the wife of 'Esav, and Re'u'el the son of Basmat the wife of 'Esav.

  9. Genesis 36:11c. 1734 BC

    The sons of Elifaz were Teman, Omar, Tzefo, Ga'tam and K'naz.

  10. Genesis 36:12c. 1734 BC

    Timnah was the concubine of Elifaz 'Esav's son, and she bore to Elifaz 'Amalek. These were the descendants of 'Adah 'Esav's wife.

  11. Genesis 36:13c. 1734 BC

    The sons of Re'u'el were Nachat, Zerach, Shammah and Mizah. These were the sons of Basmat 'Esav's wife.

  12. Genesis 36:14c. 1712 BC

    These were the sons of Oholivamah, the daughter of 'Anah the daughter of Tziv'on, 'Esav's wife: she bore to 'Esav Ye'ush, Ya'lam and Korach.

  13. Genesis 36:15c. 1712 BC

    The chieftains of the sons of 'Esav were the sons of Elifaz the firstborn of 'Esav and the chieftains of Teman, Omar, Tzefo, K'naz,

  14. Genesis 36:16c. 1712 BC

    Korach, Ga'tam and 'Amalek. These were the chieftains descended from Elifaz in Edom and from 'Adah.

  15. Genesis 36:17c. 1712 BC

    The sons of Re'u'el 'Esav's son were the chieftains of Nachat, Zerach, Shammah and Mizah. These were the chieftains descended from Re'u'el in the land of Edom and from Basmat 'Esav's wife.

  16. Genesis 36:18c. 1712 BC

    The sons of Oholivamah 'Esav's wife were the chieftains of Ye'ush, Ya'lam and Korach. These were the chieftains descended from Oholivamah the daughter of 'Anah, 'Esav's wife.

  17. Genesis 36:19c. 1712 BC

    These were the descendants of 'Esav (that is, Edom), and these were their chieftains.

  18. Genesis 36:20c. 1806 BC

    These were the descendants of Se'ir the Hori, the local inhabitants: Lotan, Shoval, Tziv'on, 'Anah,

  19. Genesis 36:21c. 1800 BC

    Dishon, Etzer and Dishan. They were the chieftains descended from the Hori, the people of Se'ir in the land of Edom.

  20. Genesis 36:22c. 1756 BC

    The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; Lotan's sister was Timnah.

  21. Genesis 36:23c. 1756 BC

    The sons of Shoval were 'Alvan, Manachat, 'Eival, Sh'fo and Onam.

  22. Genesis 36:24c. 1756 BC

    The sons of Tziv'on were Ayah and 'Anah. This is the 'Anah who found the hot springs in the desert while pasturing his father Tziv'on's donkeys.

  23. Genesis 36:25c. 1756 BC

    The children of 'Anah were Dishon and Oholivamah the daughter of 'Anah.

  24. Genesis 36:26c. 1756 BC

    The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Yitran and K'ran.

  25. Genesis 36:27c. 1756 BC

    The sons of Etzer were Bilhan, Za'avan and 'Akan.