Genesis 36:14These were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
The setting
Canaan, ~1900 BC. Moses records the children of Oholibamah, whose complex ancestry (daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon) shows the intricate tribal connections of ancient times...
The emotion here: careful precision while honoring the complexity of family relationships God preserves
The original word
Oholibamah (אָהֳלִיבָמָה) — tent of the high place, suggesting worship connections
Why it matters
Anah discovered hot springs in the wilderness, according to Genesis 36:24
Read with care
What most readers miss in Genesis 36:14
The detailed ancestry shows how seriously ancient cultures took family lineage—every connection mattered
Common misconceptionModern readers see this as irrelevant detail, but in Moses' time this proved God's promise that Esau would become 'a great nation' was being fulfilled through multiple wives and complex lineages.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Genesis 36:14
Bible Genome reading
Genesis 36:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Genesis 36:14 comes from the book of Genesis, written during the Patriarchal period. The setting is wilderness. These words are attributed to narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include lineage, motherhood, family structure. Notable phrases: sons of Oholibamah; she bore to Esau.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
Your reflection
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