And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

GENESIS 36:5KJV
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Genesis 36:5 (KJV)

What does Genesis 36:5 mean?

Genesis 36:5 states that Aholibamah, one of Esau’s wives, gave birth to three sons—Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah—while they were living in the land of Canaan. This verse lists the children born to Esau from this particular wife and notes the location of their birth.

Genesis 36:5 is part of a larger section where the writer is recording the descendants of Esau, who was Jacob’s brother and Isaac’s son. The verse specifically highlights Aholibamah’s sons, showing the growth of Esau’s family while he was still in Canaan, before moving to Seir. This detail helps track the family lines and where they originated, which is important for understanding later events and genealogies in the Bible.

Where else these words appear

“Jeush” Hebrew H3274 · used in 3 verses

  • Genesis 36:14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:10 The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

“Jaalam” Hebrew H3281 · used in 4 verses

  • Genesis 36:14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
  • Genesis 36:18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:35 The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

“Aholibamah” Hebrew H173 · used in 7 verses

  • Genesis 36:2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
  • Genesis 36:18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
  • Genesis 36:41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

“Korah” Hebrew H7141 · used in 37 verses

  • Genesis 36:14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
  • Numbers 16:27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.