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While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the woman who acted as his father's wife. And Israel heard about it. There were twelve sons of Jacob.

Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had been living.

And Isaac breathed his last and died, and was joined to his people who died before him. He was an old man who had a long life, and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

Then Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all those of his house, and his flocks and cattle, and all his riches from the land of Canaan. And he went to another land away from his brother Jacob.

The sons of Zibeon are Aiah and Anah. He is the Anah who found the hot water well in the desert when he was caring for the donkeys of his father Zibeon.

Bela the son of Beor ruled in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah.

Then Bela died. And Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.

Then Jobab died. And Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place.

Then Husham died. And Hadad the son of Bedad, who won the fight against Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place. The name of his city was Avith.

Then Hadad died. And Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.

Then Samlah died. And Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place.

Then Shaul died. And Achbor's son Baalhanan became king in his place.

Then Achbor's son died. And Hadar became king in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.

Jacob lived in the land where his father had lived as a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

This is the story of the children of Jacob and of their children. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was caring for the flock with his brothers. The boy was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph told his father about how bad they were.

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because Joseph was born when he was an old man. And Israel made him a long coat of many colors.

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers. So they hated Joseph and could not speak a kind word to him.

Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

Then his brothers said to him, "Are you going to be our king? Are you going to rule over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for what he said.