“These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 36 contains 43 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.