Genesis 36:1 meaning and explanation
This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).
Genesis 36:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This line opens a family record, the kind of heading Genesis uses to mark major sections (compare 2:4 and 5:1). The narrator is introducing the descendants of Esau, Jacob's twin brother, and the note "that is, Edom" identifies him with the nation later called Edom, which occupied the hill country of Seir.
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