Jeush was a son of Esau and his wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah. He became a chieftain in the land of Edom and was part of Esau's descendants who settled in the Seir mountains. He represents one of the tribes that made up the Edomite people.
Esau took his wives, sons, daughters, and all his household and moved to another land, away from his brother Jacob, because the land could not support them both.
6Esau took his wives, his sons and daughters, and everyone in his household, along with his livestock, all his animals, and all the property he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and he moved to another land, away from his brother Jacob.
Jeush was appointed as a tribal chief among Oholibamah's sons and was one of the princes in the land of Edom, demonstrating his prominent role in Edomite society.
18These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Chief Jeush, Chief Jalam, Chief Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.