Genesis 36:1

CHAPTER XXXVI

The genealogy of Esau, i.e., his sons, by his Canaanitish

wives Adah, Aholibamah, and Bashemath, 1-3.

The children of Adah and Bashemath, 4.

Of Aholibamah, 5.

Esau departs from Canaan and goes to Mount Seir, 6-8.

The generations of Esau, i.e., his grandchildren, while in Seir,

7-19.

Anah finds mules (Yemim) in the wilderness, 24.

The generations of Seir, the Horite, 29-30.

The kings which reigned in Edom, 31-39.

The dukes that succeeded them, 40-43.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXXVI

Verse Genesis 36:1. These are the generations of Esau] We have here the genealogy of Esau in his sons and grandsons, and also the genealogy of Seir the Horite. The genealogy of the sons of Esau, born in Canaan, is related Genesis 36:1; those of his grandchildren born in Seir, Genesis 36:9-1; those of Seir the Horite, Genesis 36:20-1. The generations of Esau are particularly marked, to show how exactly God fulfilled the promises he made to him, Genesis 25:29-1; Genesis 27:30-1; and those of Seir the Horite are added, because his family became in some measure blended with that of Esau.