# according to their clans and their regions, by their names
The clans and the regions were named after the heads of the clans. See the UDB for a clearer translation. AT: "the name of their clans and the regions where they lived were named after them. These are their names:" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
This list is said "to be" Esau, which means that it is the whole list of his descendants. AT: "This is the list of the descendants of Esau" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])