Genesis 36:2

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“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,”

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BSBPD

“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,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Esau hath taken his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 36:2 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 9:25he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
  2. Genesis 26:34When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
  3. Genesis 27:46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
  4. Genesis 28:9Esau 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.
  5. Genesis 36:25These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

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