Genesis 36:5 meaning and explanation

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 36:5, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse belongs to the genealogy of Esau, Jacob's twin brother, and names the three sons born to him by his wife Oholibamah while the family still lived in Canaan. The list is not a story but a record, and its purpose is to show Esau becoming the father of the Edomites, the people who later settled east of Israel.

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