Genesis chapter 36

After reading chapter 36:

*This chapter is dedicated to Esau and his descendants. The main take away is that he was the founding father of the Edomites. They are associated with an area south of the Dead Sea. Later Edomites would be called Idumeans.

*Notice that verses 31-39 talks about kings of Edom, "before any Israelite King reigned." The wording suggests that this passage had to have been written after any Israelite kings reigned, which would have been long after Moses, the supposed author of the book of Genesis.