70 The Generations of Esau

Two Toldots are given for Esau, one lists his wives and sons and the next one lists his sons and grandsons. There is also a second division those in the Land and those outside the Land in mount Seir. This section of Scripture tells us what became of Esau’s progeny.
Esau’s Wives and Children settled in the Mountains of Seir. The name Seir is a word play on the Hebrew word for hairy sa-ar שֵׂעָר. In the heading (Genesis 36: 1) the surname Edom is added to the name Esau, which he received at his birth (Genesis 25:25), which means red. This then became the designation of the land of his descendants south of the Dead Sea (see map in appendix).
The names of Esau’s three wives differ from those given in the previous accounts (Genesis 26:34 and 28:9), and in one instance the father’s name as well. It is not unusual for an individual to have had more than one name. It was customary in the Ancient Near East to give surnames.