_A.M. 2275. B.C. 1729._ Here we have, ( 1,) _ Esau's wives, Genesis 36:1._ (2,) _ His removal to mount Seir, Genesis 36:6._ (3,) _ The names of his sons,vv. 9-14._ (4,) _ The dukes which descended of his sons, Genesis 36:15._ (5,) _ The dukes of the Horites, Genesis 36:20._ (6,) _ The kings an... [ Continue Reading ]
_These are the generations of Esau_ Esau has the honour of having an account of his posterity recorded, for the sake of his progenitors, Abraham and Isaac, and because the Edomites, his descendants, were neighbours to Israel, and their genealogy would be of use to cast light on the following relatio... [ Continue Reading ]
_Esau took his wives and all his substance_, &c. Although he had _begun_ to settle among his wives' relations in Seir, before Jacob came from Padan-aram, Genesis 32:3; yet, it is probable, that during the life of Isaac, he had still some effects remaining in Canaan; but after his death, he wholly wi... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._... [ Continue Reading ]
_These are the names_ Observe here, 1st, That only the names of Esau's sons and grandsons are recorded: not their history, for it is the Church that Moses preserves the records of, not of those that were _without._ The elders only, that lived by faith, _obtained a good report._ 2d, That the sons and... [ Continue Reading ]
_These are the sons of Seir_ In the midst of the genealogy of the Edomites is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, that were the natives of mount Seir before the Edomites took possession of it, Deuteronomy 2:12; Deuteronomy 2:22. This comes in here, not only to give light to the story, but to be a... [ Continue Reading ]
_Found mules_ As the Hebrew word, here rendered _mules_, occurs nowhere else in Scripture, it is difficult to ascertain the meaning of this passage. Various have been the conjectures concerning what it was that Anah found. Some render the word _waters_, or _hot waters_, and understand the meaning to... [ Continue Reading ]
By degrees the Edomites worked out the Horites, and got full possession of the country. They were ruled by kings who governed the whole country, and seem to have come to the throne by election, and not by lineal descent: these kings reigned in _Edom before there reigned any king over the children of... [ Continue Reading ]
_In the land of their possession_ While the Israelites dwelt in the house of bondage, and their Canaan was only _the land of promise_, the Edomites dwelt in their own _habitations_, and Seir was in _their possession._ The children of this world have their all in hand, and nothing in hope, while the... [ Continue Reading ]