Bible Strands
Genesis 36:25
These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator continues a genealogical catalog of Esau’s descendants, recording the offspring of Anah son of Zibeon. This entry follows the identification of Anah as a son of Zibeon and precedes the listing of Anah’s son Dishon’s own children.
The words — בְנֵי־ (benei-) translates literally to "children of," and בַת־ (bat-) translates to "daughter of." These terms function as structural markers that attach Dishon and Oholibamah directly to Anah as their parent.
The thread — Oholibamah reappears as Esau’s wife in Genesis 36:2 and as the mother of his sons in Genesis 36:5 and 36:14. Dishon is subsequently named as the father of Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran in Genesis 36:26.
Why it lands — The text states that Anah had both a son and a daughter, requiring the reader to track lineage through female lines within a patriarchal record. It asks the reader to accept the genealogical structure as presented without imposing external assumptions about naming conventions or family roles.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
Cross-references
- Genesis 36:2 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,
- Genesis 36:5 and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 36:14 These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
- Genesis 36:18 These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:41 The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.