Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:16
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, [and] duke Amalek: these [are] the dukes [that came] of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these [were] the sons of Adah.
16. duke Korah ] This name is out of place. It has come in from Gen 36:18. The other names in Gen 36:15-16 are drawn from Gen 36:11-12, while Korah, which occurs in Gen 36:14, is mentioned again in Gen 36:18.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 16. Duke Korah] This Dr. Kennicott pronounces to be an interpolation. “It is certain, from Ge 36:4, that Eliphaz was Esau’s son by Adah; and from Ge 36:11-12, that Eliphaz had but six sons, Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek. It is also certain, from Ge 36:5; Ge 36:14, that Korah was the son of Esau (not of Eliphaz) by Aholibamah; and as such he is properly mentioned in Ge 36:18: These are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife: duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, DUKE KORAH. It is clear, therefore, that some transcriber has improperly inserted duke Korah in Ge 36:16; from which interpolation both the Samaritan text and the Samaritan version are free.” – KENNICOTT’S Remarks. Everything considered, I incline to the opinion that these words were not originally in the text.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Korah is not mentioned among the sons of Eliphaz, and therefore is thought to be his grandson. There is another Korah, Gen 36:14,18.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
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; [See comments on Ge 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, 1Ch 1:36; who was called by his father Korah: or this might be a grandson of Eliphaz.
a Apud Menaasseh ut supra. (conciliator in Gen. Quaest. 57. p. 81.)
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(16) Duke Korah.The Samaritan Pentateuch rightly omits this name. He was a son of the Horite wife, Aholibamah.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
On these verses I only remark, that the Hittites which also sprung from Esau, are here incorporated in the history. Gen 26:34 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Duke Korah: As it is certain from Gen 36:4, that Eliphaz was Esau’s son by Adah, and from Gen 36:11, and Gen 36:12, that Eliphaz had but six sons, “Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek;” as is is also certain, from Gen 36:5, and Gen 36:14, that Korah was the son of Esau – not Eliphazby Aholibamah; and as the words duke Korah are omitted by both the Samaritan text and version, Dr. Kennicott pronounces them to be an interpolation.
duke: Exo 15:15
Reciprocal: Gen 14:7 – Amalekites Gen 36:40 – dukes Exo 17:8 – General