Then God said to Jacob, «Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.»

And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, «Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.

Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.»

So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.

And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.

Now Deborah, Rebekah́s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called Allon Bachuth.

Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.

And God said to him, «Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.» So He called his name Israel.

Also God said to him: «I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.

The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.»

Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him.

So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.

And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.

Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.

Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, «Do not fear; you will have this son also.»

And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Racheĺs grave to this day.

Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his fatheŕs concubine; and Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob́s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;

the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin;

the sons of Bilhah, Racheĺs maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali;

and the sons of Zilpah, Leah́s maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.

Then Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had dwelt.

Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.

So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom.

Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

and Basemath, Ishmaeĺs daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

Now Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel.

And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the persons of his household, his cattle and all his animals, and all his goods which he had gained in the land of Canaan, and went to a country away from the presence of his brother Jacob.

For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock.

So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom.

And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.

These were the names of Esaús sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.

And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esaús son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esaús wife.

These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esaús wife.

These were the sons of Aholibamah, Esaús wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon. And she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,

Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the sons of Adah.

These were the sons of Reuel, Esaús son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esaús wife.

And these were the sons of Aholibamah, Esaús wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. These were the chiefs who descended from Aholibamah, Esaús wife, the daughter of Anah.

These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs.

These were the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotańs sister was Timna.

These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

These were the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon.

These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

These were the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,

Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel:

Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.

When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pau. His wifés name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,

Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of the Edomites.

It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua, and he married her and went in to her.

So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.

She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.

Then Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

But Er, Judah́s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD killed him.

And Judah said to Onan, «Go in to your brotheŕs wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.»

But Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brotheŕs wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother.

And the thing which he did displeased the LORD; therefore He killed him also.

Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, «Remain a widow in your fatheŕs house till my son Shelah is grown.» For he said, «Lest he also die like his brothers.» And Tamar went and dwelt in her fatheŕs house.

Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah́s wife, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

And it was told Tamar, saying, «Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.»

So she took off her widoẃs garments, covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place which was on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife.

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, because she had covered her face.

Then he turned to her by the way, and said, «Please let me come in to you»; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. So she said, «What will you give me, that you may come in to me?»

And he said, «I will send a young goat from the flock.» So she said, «Will you give me a pledge till you send it?

Then he said, «What pledge shall I give you?» So she said, «Your signet and cord, and your staff that is in your hand.» Then he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.

So she arose and went away, and laid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.

And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the womańs hand, but he did not find her.

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, «Where is the harlot who was openly by the roadside?» And they said, «There was no harlot in this place.»

So he returned to Judah and said, «I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place.»

Then Judah said, «Let her take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and you have not found her.»

And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, «Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; furthermore she is with child by harlotry.» So Judah said, «Bring her out and let her be burned!»

When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, «By the man to whom these belong, I am with child.» And she said, «Please determine whose these are--the signet and cord, and staff.»

So Judah acknowledged them and said, «She has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son.» And he never knew her again.

Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth, that behold, twins were in her womb.

And so it was, when she was giving birth, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, «This one came out first.»

Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, «How did you break through? This breach be upon you!» Therefore his name was called Perez.

Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called Zerah.