INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 36 This chapter gives us a genealogical account of Esau's family, of his wives and sons, with whom he removed from Seir, Genesis 36:1; of his sons' sons, or grandsons, who were dukes in the land of Edom, Genesis 36:11; after which is inserted a genealogy of Seir the Horite,... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THESE [ARE] THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU, WHO [IS] EDOM. Who was surnamed Edom, from the red pottage he sold his birthright for to his brother Jacob, Genesis 25:30; an account is given of him, and his posterity, not only because he was a son of Isaac, lately made mention of as concerned in his burial... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ESAU TOOK HIS WIVES OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CANAAN,.... Of the Canaanites, the posterity of cursed Canaan, most of them were of them, though not all, the two following were, and so those, if different from them in Genesis 26:34, one of his wives was of the family of Ishmael, as after related: ADAH... [ Continue Reading ]
AND BASHEMATH, ISHMAEL'S DAUGHTER, SISTER OF NEBAIOTH,.... The eldest son of Ishmael, see Genesis 28:9; called there Mahalath.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ADAH BARE TO ESAU ELIPHAZ,.... This son of Esau, according to Jerom n, is the same with him mentioned in the book of Job, as one of his friends that came to visit him, Job 2:11; and so says the Targum of Jonathan on Genesis 36:10; but he rather was the grandson of this man, since he is called th... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AHOLIBAMAH BARE JEUSH, AND JAALAM, AND KORAH,.... In this genealogy mention is made of another Korah among the sons of Eliphaz, Genesis 36:16; which Jarchi thinks is the same with this, and takes him to be a bastard, and begotten in incest by Eliphaz, on his father's wife Aholibamah; but Aben E... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ESAU TOOK HIS WIVES, AND HIS SONS, AND HIS DAUGHTERS,.... The names of his wives and sons are before given; but what were the names of his daughters, or their number, is not said: AND ALL THE PERSONS OF HIS HOUSE: his menservants and maidservants that were born in his house, or bought with his... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THEIR RICHES WERE MORE THAN THAT THEY MIGHT DWELL TOGETHER,.... And therefore it was proper to part, as Abraham and Lot had done before, Genesis 13:6; AND THE LAND WHEREIN THEY WERE STRANGERS COULD NOT BEAR THEM, BECAUSE OF THEIR CATTLE; their cattle were so numerous that they could not get pas... [ Continue Reading ]
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 had not its name from his own rough, shaggy hair, as Josephus says r, much less from the satyrs, and... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE ARE THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU,.... Or the posterity of Esau, his children and grandchildren, as before and hereafter related: THE FATHER OF THE EDOMITES IN MOUNT SEIR; from whom they of that mountain and in the adjacent country had the name of Edomites or Idumeans.... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE ARE THE NAMES OF ESAU'S SONS,.... In this and some following verses, an account is given of the sons of Esau, which agrees with what is before observed, and of his sons' sons: ELIPHAZ THE SON OF ADAH THE WIFE OF ESAU: who seems to be his first wife, and this his first son: REUEL THE SON OF B... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SONS OF ELIPHAZ WERE TEMAN,.... This was his firstborn, and from him the city of Teman in Edom or Idumea had its name, see Jeremiah 49:7; and Eliphaz is called the Temanite from hence, Job 2:11; four more sons are mentioned, OMAR, ZEPHO, AND GATAM, AND KENAZ; but I do not find that any town... [ Continue Reading ]
AND TIMNA WAS CONCUBINE TO ELIPHAZ, ESAU'S SON,.... She is said to be the sister of Lotan, the eldest son of Seir the Horite, Genesis 36:22; in 1 Chronicles 1:36 mention is made of Timna among the sons of Eliphaz, and of Duke Timnah here, Genesis 36:40; and Gerundinsis y is of opinion, that Timnah... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE [ARE] THE SONS OF REUEL,.... Another son of Esau's; this man had four sons, as follow, NAHATH, AND ZERAH, SHAMMAH AND MIZZAH: of whom we know no more than their names, unless Maps or Massa, which Ptolemy z places in Idumea, should have its name from Mizzah: THESE WERE THE SONS OF BASHEMA... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE WERE THE SONS OF AHOLIBAMAH, THE DAUGHTER OF ANAH, THE DAUGHTER OF ZIBEON, ESAU'S WIFE,.... Genesis 36:2; here also the Samaritan and Septuagint versions read, "the daughter of Anah, the son of Zibeon": AND SHE BARE TO ESAU, JEUSH, AND JAALAM, AND KORAH; this is repeated from Genesis 36:... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE WERE DUKES OF THE SONS OF ESAU,.... Ben Melech says, the difference between a duke and a king was, that a king is crowned and a duke is not crowned; but Jarchi interprets the word of heads of families, which seems probable; so that as Esau's sons and grandsons are before related, here it is su... [ Continue Reading ]
DUKE KORAH,.... Only among the sons of Eliphaz is reckoned Duke Korah, not before mentioned among his sons, and is left out in the Samaritan version; Genesis 36:7; to which it may be added, that according to Gerundinsis a, this is the same with Timna, related among the sons of Eliphaz, 1 Chronicles... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE [ARE] THE SONS OF REUEL.... Genesis 36:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE [ARE] THE SONS OF AHOLIBAMAH ESUA'S WIFE;.... Genesis 36:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE [ARE] THE SONS OF ESUA,.... Genesis 36:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE [ARE] THE SONS OF SEIR THE HORITE, WHO INHABITED THE LAND,.... "Before", as the Targum of Jonathan adds, that is, before it was inhabited by Esau and his posterity, and called Edom, and had from him the name of Seir; but the Horites dwelt here before him, even in Abraham's time, Genesis 14:6;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND DISHON, AND EZER, AND DISHAN,.... These were three others of the sons of Seir, which with the other four before mentioned made seven: THESE [ARE] THE DUKES OF THE HORITES, THE CHILDREN OF SEIR IN THE LAND OF EDOM; these were in the land of Edom before it was so called and possessed by the Edomi... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE CHILDREN OF LOTAN WERE HORI AND HEMAN,.... The first of these seems to have his name from the general name of the tribe or nation, and the other is called Homam, 1 Chronicles 1:39; AND LOTAN'S SISTER [WAS] TIMNA: whom Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau took for his concubine, Genesis 36:12; for... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE CHILDREN OF SHOBAL [WERE] THESE,.... Who was the second son of Seir, and whose sons were the five following: ALVAN, AND MANAHATH, AND EBAL, SHEPHO, AND ONAM; in 1 Chronicles 1:40 Alvan is called Alian, and Shepho is Shephi.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE ARE THE CHILDREN OF ZIBEON,.... The third son of Self, and who had two sons; BOTH AJAH AND ANAH; of the latter it is observed: THIS [WAS THAT] ANAH THAT FOUND THE MULES IN THE WILDERNESS, AS HE FED THE ASSES OF ZIBEON HIS FATHER; who observed, while he was feeding his father's asses in t... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE CHILDREN OF ANAH [WERE] THESE,.... DISHON, the name of one of his uncles. Genesis 36:21; AND AHOLIBAMAH THE DAUGHTER OF ANAH; Aben Ezra thinks this is not the same Anah that was mentioned in the beginning of this verse; since, if he was the same, there was no need to mention him again, but... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE [ARE] THE SONS OF DISHON,.... Not of Dishon the son of Anah, but of Dishon the son of Seir, Genesis 36:21; and they are the four following: HEMDAN, AND ESHBAN, AND ITHRAN, AND CHERAN; the first of these is called Amram, or rather Chamram, 1 Chronicles 1:41.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHILDREN OF EZER ARE THESE,.... Another son of Seir, who had the following sons: BILHAN, AND ZAAVAN, AND ACHAN; the two last are called Zavan and Jakan, in 1 Chronicles 1:42.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHILDREN OF DISHON ARE THESE,.... The last of the seven sons of Seir, and who had two sons, UZ AND ARAN; from the former of these the land of Uz, inhabited by the Edomites, had its name, Lamentations 4:21; some have taken this to be the country of Job, Job 1:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE [ARE] THE DUKES [THAT CAME] OF THE HORITES,.... Not that succeeded one after another, as the kings next mentioned did, but were together, at the same time, heads of respective families, and governors of them; and then the seven sons of Seir are rehearsed in this verse and Genesis 36:30 in thei... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE [ARE] THE DUKES [THAT CAME] OF HORI,.... The ancestor of Seir, whence he is called the Horite, unless the singular is put for the plural, used in Genesis 36:29: AMONG THEIR DUKES IN THE LAND OF SEIR; not that there were other dukes besides them in the land of Seir until Esau got among them, b... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE [ARE] THE KINGS THAT REIGNED IN THE LAND OF EDOM,.... In the land that was afterwards called the land of Edom; for this laud was not so called when these kings began to reign: for, according to Bishop Cumberland f, and those that follow him g, these were Horite kings, who, after their defe... [ Continue Reading ]
AND BELA THE SON OF BEOR REIGNED IN EDOM,.... His name was not Balac, as the Septuagint version, which may lead to think of Balak king of Moab; nor is this the same with Balaam, the son of Beor, who lived ages after, as some in Aben Ezra: who he was we know no more of than what is here said; he was... [ Continue Reading ]
AND BELA DIED,.... How long he reigned is not known with any certainty, nor whether he left any sons behind him; if he did, they did not succeed him in the throne; for JOBAB THE SON OF ZERAH OF BOZRAH REIGNED IN HIS STEAD: this king some have thought to be the same with Job, and from whom one of th... [ Continue Reading ]
AND JOBAB DIED,.... According to Mr. Bedford, A. M. 2177: AND HUSHAM OF THE LAND OF TEMANI REIGNED IN HIS STEAD; or of the land of the south, as the Targum of Jonathan, of the southern part of the land of Idumea, as it was afterwards called; the metropolis of which was the city of Teman, after spok... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HUSHAM DIED,.... As is thought, about A. M. 2219, above forty years after the death of Abraham, as computed by the above writer: AND HADAD THE SON OF BEDAD (WHO SMOTE MIDIAN IN THE FIELD OF MOAB) REIGNED IN HIS STEAD: who he or his father were we have no other account, nor of this warlike actio... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HADAD DIED,.... As is supposed, about A. M. 2241. AND SAMLAH OF MASREKAH REIGNED IN HIS STEAD; but who he was, or the place he was of, cannot be said.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SAMLAH DIED,.... As is supposed, about A. M. 2283. AND SAUL OF REHOBOTH [BY] THE RIVER REIGNED IN HIS STEAD; Rehoboth was one of the cities built by Ashur, Genesis 10:11; and was situated near the river Euphrates; and so the Targum of Jonathan calls it Rehoboth which is by Euphrates; but Jerom... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SAUL DIED,.... About A. M. 2325; AND BAALHANAN THE SON OF ACHBOR REIGNED IN HIS STEAD: whose name, inverted, is observed by Grotius to be the same with Hannibal; it signifies a gracious lord or king.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND BAALHANAN THE SON OF ACHBOR DIED,.... About A. M. 2367. AND HADAR REIGNED IN HIS STEAD; the last of the Horite kings, when an end was put to this monarchy by the united families of Seir and Esau, and changed into dukedoms; of which there were seven of the race of Seir, and fourteen of the race... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THESE [ARE] THE NAMES OF THE DUKES [THAT CAME] OF ESAU,.... After the regal monarchy ceased, the government in Edom was by dukes, and of these there were two sons, one of which an account has been given of already, who were partly of the race of Seir, and partly of the race of Esau; and who were... [ Continue Reading ]
DUKE AHOLIBAMAH, DUKE ELAH, DUKE PINON. The former is the name of a woman, Genesis 36:2; here the name of a man, and also of the place of which he was duke; for Jerom observes q, that Oolibama is a city of the princes of Edom, and who also makes mention of Elath, a country of the princes of Edom, an... [ Continue Reading ]
DUKE KENAZ, DUKE TEMAN, DUKE MIBZAR. There was a Kenaz the son of Eliphaz, and so a Teman a son of his, who were both dukes; but these seem to be different from them, though the latter might be duke of the place called Teman from him: which, in Jerom's time t, was a village five miles distant from P... [ Continue Reading ]
DUKE MAGDIEL, DUKE IRAM,.... Magdiel also, Jerom w says, was in the country of Gabalena, formerly possessed by the dukes of Edom; and the Targum of Jonathan says, this duke was called Magdiel from the name of his city, which was a strong "migdal" or tower: and Jarchi's note upon this word is, this i... [ Continue Reading ]