In a land fraught with tension, Esau takes a Hittite wife, Judith, a decision that brings heartache to his parents, Isaac and Rebekah. The wilderness reveals its own mysteries when Anah, while tending his father’s donkeys, encounters a terrifying storm and grotesque creatures—part human, part beast—who steal the donkeys and vanish into the unknown. Stricken with fear, Anah recounts his harrowing tale, and from that day, neither he nor his family dare return to the haunted wilderness.
Major Characters
Minor Characters
Insignificant Characters
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Exposition
Esau marries Judith, his 1st wife
Genesis 26:34-35
Jasher 28:22-23
Lotan’s children born
Genesis 36:22
Jasher 36:27a
Shobal’s children born
Genesis 36:23
Jasher 26:28a
Rising Action
Zibeon’s children born
Genesis 36:24
Jasher 36:28b
Climax
Anah’s encounter with the hybrids who stole his donkeys
Falling Action
Anah tells his relatives what happened
Resolution
Anah’s children born
Genesis 36:25
Jasher 36:36a
Dishon’s children born
Genesis 36:26
Jasher 36:36b
Ezer’s children born
Genesis 36:27
Jasher 36:36c
Dishan’s children born
Genesis 36:28
Jasher 36:36d-37
Jubilee: 44
Year: 2149
Esau marries Judith, his 1st wife
Genesis 26:34
34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
Jasher 28:22-23
22 And Esau there saw in the land of Seir the daughter of a man of Canaan, and her name was Jehudith, the daughter of Beeri, son of Epher, from the families of Heth the son of Canaan.
23 And Esau took her for a wife, and he came unto her; forty years old was Esau when he took her, and he brought her to Hebron, the land of his father’s dwelling place, and he dwelt there.
Genesis 26:35
35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
Year: 2150-2170
Lotan’s children born i
Genesis 36:22
22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
Jasher 36:27a
27a And the children of Lotan were Hori, Heman and their sister Timna,
Genesis 36:23
23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
Jasher 36:28a
28a And the sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam,
Genesis 36:24
24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.
Jasher 36:28b
28b and the sons of Zibeon were Ajah, and Anah, this was that Anah who found the Yemim in the wilderness when he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.
Anah’s encounter with the hybrids who stole his donkeys
Jasher 36:29-34
29 And whilst he was feeding his father’s asses he led them to the wilderness at different times to feed them.
30 And there was a day that he brought them to one of the deserts on the sea shore, opposite the wilderness of the people, and whilst he was feeding them, behold a very heavy storm came from the other side of the sea and rested upon the asses that were feeding there, and they all stood still.
31 And afterward about one hundred and twenty great and terrible animals came out from the wilderness at the other side of the sea, and they all came to the place where the asses were, and they placed themselves there.
32 And those animals, from their middle downward, were in the shape of the children of men, and from their middle upward, some had the likeness of bears, and some the likeness of the keephas, with tails behind them from between their shoulders reaching down to the earth, like the tails of the ducheephath, and these animals came and mounted and rode upon these asses, and led them away, and they went away unto this day.
33 And one of these animals approached Anah and smote him with his tail, and then fled from that place.
34 And when he saw this work he was exceedingly afraid of his life, and he fled and escaped to the city.
Anah tells his relatives what happened
Jasher 36:35
35 And he related to his sons and brothers all that had happened to him, and many men went to seek the asses but could not find them, and Anah and his brothers went no more to that place from that day following, for they were greatly afraid of their lives.
Genesis 36:25
25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
Jasher 36:36a
36a And the children of Anah the son of Seir, were Dishon and his sister Ahlibamah,
Genesis 36:26
26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Jasher 36:36b
36b and the children of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Cheran,
Genesis 36:27
27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
Jasher 36:36c
36c and the children of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan,
Genesis 36:28
28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.
Jasher 36:36d
36d and the children of Dishon were Uz and Aran.
Jasher 36:37
37 These are the families of the children of Seir the Horite, according to their dukedoms in the land of Seir.
Notes
i
Jasher 36:27 is more ambiguous as to whether Timna is the sister to Lotan or his daughter, however, Genesis 36:22 says Timna was Lotan’s sister.
ii
This Anah is the son of Seir, not the son of Zibeon.
