Genesis 36:20-30
God governs not only the covenant line but also the peoples and lands surrounding it, ordering history according to His sovereign purposes.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
22 The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan’s sister was Timna.
23 These are the children of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.
25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
26 These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27 These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
29 These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,
30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
God governs not only the covenant line but also the peoples and lands surrounding it, ordering history according to His sovereign purposes.
To document the Horite inhabitants of Seir and their clan structure, showing the pre-existing peoples of the land Esau would inhabit.
Esau Becomes Edom, His Line Expands in Seir, and the Non-Covenant Brother Becomes a Nation
Though Esau does not bear the covenant line, God causes his descendants to become Edom, a structured nation of chiefs and kings, thereby distinguishing common historical greatness from covenant inheritance.