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Genesis 36:13
These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator catalogues Esau’s descendants, listing Reuel’s four sons and specifying their descent through Basemath. This entry functions as a structural marker within a larger genealogical record of Edomite clans.
The words — בְּנֵי (bene) means "sons," and אֵלֶּה ('elleh) translates literally to "these," forming the standard Hebrew syntactic frame that introduces a formal list of offspring.
The thread — The identical four names recur as chiefs descended from Reuel in Genesis 36:17 and are repeated verbatim in 1 Chronicles 1:37.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track established family lines and their maternal origins without narrative expansion. It establishes tribal identity and succession patterns within the broader record of Esau’s lineage.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
Cross-references
- Genesis 36:17 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.
- 1 Chronicles 1:37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.