Genesis 36:15
These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
Cross-references
Genesis 36:11 names the sons of Eliphaz, who are the source of the Temanite and Omarite clans listed in this verse.
Genesis 36:34 names Husham of the Temanites as a later Edomite king — the Temanite clan traced back to the chief listed here.
Genesis 36:40 lists more Edomite chiefs — these are additional clan leaders alongside those enumerated here in the same genealogy.
Genesis 36:43 names Esau's chiefs again — a parallel listing of the same Edomite clan leadership structure introduced in this verse.
Genesis 36:4 introduces Esau's clan structure, providing the earlier context for the leaders listed here.
In Job 2:11, Eliphaz the Temanite is named, a figure whose lineage traces back to the Temanite chief listed here.
Job 4:1 introduces Eliphaz the Temanite — Teman being the chief listed here among Esau's descendants. Job's friend likely descended from this Edomite clan.
In Jeremiah 49:7, Teman — the Edomite chief clan listed here — is singled out for the loss of its famed wisdom in God's judgment on Edom.
In 1 Chronicles 1:36, this list of leaders is continued, adding subsequent generations from these same clans.
1 Chronicles 1:51-54 lists additional Edomite chiefs, continuing the regional leadership pattern established here.
Jeremiah 49:20 names Teman as representative of Edom in God's plan against them — the very clan descended from the chief listed here.
Ezekiel 25:13 prophesies desolation 'from Teman' — the Edomite chief clan listed here becomes shorthand for Edom's territory in judgment.
In Amos 1:12, fire on Teman echoes God's judgment on Edom — Teman, the chief clan here, representing Edom's heartland.
Obadiah 1:9 warns Teman's mighty men will be dismayed — the chief clan listed here personifies Edom facing God's judgment.