The following is a list of the known rulers of the Kingdom of Edom in the Levant.
Descendants of Esau
Esau עֵשָׂו (Edom אֱדֹֽום) Married three wivesGen 26 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Genesis 28 (KJV) Then went Esau unto Ishmael whom God blessed (Genesis 17:20), and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's chosen son (Gen. 17:20), the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. Gen 36 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; also Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth ReuelGen 36 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the (grand)sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. רְעוּאֵֽל By Basemath בָּשְׂמַ֥ת (daughter of Elon the Hittite, wife of Ishmael?)Gen 36 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. Also called Mahalath (the sister of Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael) Married just after Jacob's flight to Haran Nahath נַ֥חַת Zerah זֶ֖רַח (father of Jobab, 2nd Duke of Edom?) Shammah שַׁמָּ֣ה Mizzah מִזָּ֑ה Jeush יְע֥וּשׁ By OholibamahGen 36 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon (the Hivite?),
Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ (daughter of Anah עֲנָ֔ה (the wife of Beeri?) the daughter of Zibeon צִבְעֹ֖ון the Hivite). (Also called Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite) Married just before Jacob's flight to Haran Jalam יַעְלָ֖ם Korah קֹ֑רַח EliphazGen 36 11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. אֱלִיפָ֑ז By AdahGen 36 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. עָדָ֗ה daughter of Elon אֵילֹון֙ the Hittite. (possibly the same Eliphaz the Temanite in the Book of Job) Married before Jacob's flight to Haran Teman תֵּימָ֣ן Omar אֹומָ֔ר Zepho צְפֹ֥ו Gatam גַעְתָּ֖ם Kenaz קְנַֽז Amalek עֲמָלֵ֑ק (by his concubine TimnaGen 36 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the (grand)sons of Adah Esau's wife. תִמְנַ֣ע the sister of Lotan1 Chron 1 And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister. the son of Seir)
Kings and governors
Non-hereditary kings
king son of from city Bela Beor Dinhabah Jobab Zerah Bozrah Husham Land of Teman Hadad Bedad Avith Samlah Masreqah Shaul Rehoboth on the river Baal-hanan Achbor Hadad Pau (P'ai)
Dukes/chiefs
Timnah (Timna) Aliah (Alvah) Jetheth Oholibamah Elah Pinon Kenaz Teman II Mibzar Magdiel Iram To Israel c. 990-922 ? To Judah 922 - early 9th century ? To Assyria 724-612 Kaus-malaka fl c. 734 (Assyrian name; Edomite name Qos-melek) Aya-ramu fl. c. 701 Kaus-gabri fl. c. 680 (Assyrian name; Edomite name Qos-geber) To Babylon 612-539 ? Independence 539-c. 275 ? To the Seleucid Empire c. 200-160 ? c. 270 - c. 200 Gorigas 160s ? 160-109 Governors of Idumea under the Hasmonean dynasty 109 BC. Antipas c. 100-78 Antipater 78-43
Governors of Idumea under Herod Note that the Herodian dynasty itself was of Idumaean extraction.
Joseph ben Antipater (brother of Herod the Great). c. 43-35 Costobarus (brother-in-law of Herod the Great).......30s To Judea directly.................................30s-4 To Rome..........................................4 BC- AD 60
Governors of Idumea under the Revolutionary government of Judaea Niger the Perean Joshua ben Saphas ha-Kohen Eleazar ben Hananiah To Rome
References
ref>Gen 36