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Genesis 36:8

Thus dwelt Esau in Mount Seir; Esau is Edom. Idumea, with the mountain range known as Seir, whose highest peak was Mount Hor, was between the Dead Sea and the Aelanitic Gulf.

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See also Genesis 36:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    - Section XII - Jacob - The History of Esau 2. אהלבמה _'ohŏlı̂ybâmâh_, Oholibamah, “tent of the high place.” ענה _‛__ǎnâh_, ‘Anah, “answering.” צבעון _tsı̂b‛ôn_, Tsib‘on, “dyer, colored.” 4. א

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    X. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU _ 1. Esau in Canaan, his wives and sons (Genesis 36:1)_ 2. Esau leaving Canaan and in Edom (Genesis 36:6) XI. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU IN MOUNT SEIR 1. Sons of Esau (Ge

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    GENESIS 36. EDOMITE GENEALOGIES, CHIEFTAINS, AND KINGS. This chapter is not a unity but a compilation with a very complicated literary history behind it. There is an element of P in it, but its extent...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Esau in Mount Seir 6. _a land away from his brother Jacob_ The Syr. reads "the land of Seir," which is possibly the original reading. The Lat. _abiit in alteram regionem_. The present passage ignores...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _mount Seir_ The mountain country of Seir, a region, not a mountain, lying to the east of the Arabah....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    ESAU IS EDOM— Some manuscripts omit Esau here, which seems redundant, and read, _in mount Seir, that is, Edom._ See Kennicott's Dissert....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PART FORTY-FOUR EDOMITE GENEALOGIES (Genesis 36:1-43) The Biblical Account 1 Now these are the generations of Esau (the same is Edom). 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daugh...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THUS DWELT ESAU IN MOUNT SEIR: ESAU IS EDOM._ Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir. This was divinely assigned as his possession (Joshua 24:4; Deuteronomy 2:5). It was not a "land of promise" to him, as Ca...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU 'The amount of detail here arises from the fact that Edom was always counted Israel's brother, and of great importance in the history of Israel. The Horites (“cave-dwellers ")...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 36 ESAU’S FAMILY V1 This is the story of Esau’s family. Esau is also called Edom. V2 Esau took his wives from the *Canaanites. They were:...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    MOUNT SEIR. — The land of Idumea extends from the southern extremity of the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Elath, and consists of a chain of mountains running parallel to the Akaba, or continuation of the de...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֵּ֤שֶׁב עֵשָׂו֙ בְּ הַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר עֵשָׂ֖ו

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JACOB'S SONS; ESAU'S SONS; ISAAC'S DEATH Genesis 35:16; Genesis 36:1 From Bethel to Bethlehem is not far. The one, the House of God; the other, the House of Bread. We need them both, if we are to bea...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is one of the sections of the biblical literature which all of us are tempted to hurry over, because it appears to be almost exclusively a list of names. We may allow that it appears uninterestin...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    THE DESCENDANTS OF ESAU Genesis 36:1-43 gives a brief history of the descendants of Esau. Since they were not part of the promised seed line, inspiration's pen does not pause long over the details. Ve...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Genesis 13:11; Genesis 13:11; Deuteronomy 2:5; Joshua 24:4. Concerning Esau's wealth, I would say with one of old:...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The apostate world establishes itself in power, while the heirs of promise are still poor pilgrims upon the earth. This last is a distinct point of revelation....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THUS DWELT ESAU IN MOUNT SEIR,.... Before he is said to be in the land of Seir, Genesis 32:3; now to dwell in a mount of that name; from which driving the Horites, he seized upon and dwelt in it; it h...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir_ Whatever opposition may be made, God's word will take place, and his counsels shall stand concerning the times before appointed, and the _bounds of our habitation._...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Esaus three wiues. 6 His remouing to mount Seir. 9 His sonnes. 15 The Dukes which descended of his sonnes. 20 The sonnes and dukes of Seir. 24 Anah findeth mules. 31 The kings of Edom. 40 The...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    NINTH SECTION _Esau’s Family Record and the Horites_. GENESIS 36:1-43 1Now these _are_ the generations of Esau [hairy, rough], who _is_ Edom [red]. 2Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; A...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FAMILY OF ESAU This chapter deals with the generations of Esau. Verse 6 tells us that he took his wives, family, and all his possessions, leaving the land of Canaan, going "from the face of his br...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    This seems to be mentioned by the Holy Ghost by way of contempt or reproach; this is he who sold his birthright for a mess of red pottage, and therefore was called EDOM or _red._...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    Furnishes a catalogue of Esau's sons, with their various titles and localities. We shall not dwell on this, but pass on to one of the most fruitful and interesting sections in the entire canon of insp...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 36:8 Esau H6215 dwelt H3427 (H8799) Mount H2022 Seir H8165 Esau H6215 Edom H123 mount Seir -...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SONS OF ESAU (GENESIS 36:2) Genesis 36:2 ‘Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Generations of Esau and their settlements. CHARACTERS: Esau, Jacob. CONCLUSION: Though one have not a spiritual right by promise, they may still have, in the mercy of God, temporary rights...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Genesis 36:1. The _generations._ The critics complain of the difficulties in this genealogy, arising from the same person having two names, a custom common to many nations. The ancients assumed new ti...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom_ THE HISTORY OF THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU I. WE SEE HOW THE PROMISES OF GOD CONCERNING ESAU WERE FULFILLED. Temporal prosperity. II. WE LEARN WHAT I...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 36:1 These verses explain the summary description of Esau that comes in v. Genesis 36:9. These events occurred during Esau’s time in Canaan, when five sons and some daughters w...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 36:1. Edom.] This is a surname added to his birth-name, Esau. It is the national designation of his descendants.— GENESIS 36:2. HIS WIVES.] There is considerable difficulty a...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    § 10. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU (CH. 36:1-37:1). EXPOSITION GENESIS 36:1 NOW THESE ARE THE GENERATIONS (cf. Genesis 2:4;...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter thirty-six, we're not going to bother to go into it in any detail because in it we have the generations of Esau. And they are given in chapter thirty-six just to drop out of the picture...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    mount Seir. Genesis 36:20 Genesis 14:6 Genesis 32:3 Deuteronomy 2:5 Joshua

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir — Whatever opposition may be made, God's word will take place, and even those that have opposed it will see themselves, some time or other, under a necessity of yielding...

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