Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:33
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
33. Bozrah ] A town lying 20 miles south-east of the Dead Sea, of great importance in old times perhaps the chief Edomite city. Cf. Isa 34:6; Isa 63:1; Jer 49:13; Jer 49:22; Amo 1:12. It has been identified with the modern Busera. The name means “fortification.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 33. Jobab the son of Zerah] Many have supposed that Jobab is the same as Job, so remarkable for his afflictions and patience; and that Eliphaz, mentioned Ge 36:10, &c., was the same who in the book of Job is called one of his friends: but there is no proper proof of this, and there are many reasons against it.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
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 the books of Scripture has its name; but neither their names, nor age, nor country agree: who this Jobab and his father Zerah were cannot be said: they seem to be of the same country in which Jobab reigned, since he is said to be of Bozrah, a famous city of Idumea, after spoken of in the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah and others, Isa 34:6; Jarchi takes it to be a city of Moab, and indeed it is sometimes placed in Moab, and sometimes in Edom, it being on the borders of both, and sometimes belonged to the one and sometimes to the other. According to Mr. Bedford k, this king began his reign, A. M. 2135, so that the former king must have reigned about forty two years; which is a space of time he allows to each successor, taking them one with another, the particular and exact time of each reign he not being able to fix.
k Scripture Chronology, p. 327.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(33) Jobab.The LXX. identify him with Job, but on no probable grounds.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
am cir, 2135, bc cir, 1869
Bozrah: Bozrah, Bezer, or Bostra, was situated in Arabia Deserta, and the eastern part of Edom; and, according to Eusebius, was 24 miles from Edrei. It afterwards belonged to Moab, and was given by Moses to Reuben, but again reverted to Edom. It is now called Boszra; and is described by Burckhardt as the largest town in the Haouran, including its ruins, though only inhabited by about twelve or fifteen families. It is situated in the open plain, two hours distant from Aare, and is at present the last inhabited place in the south-east extremity of the Haouran. It is of an oval shape, it greatest length being from east to west; and its circumference three quarters of an hour. Isa 34:6, Isa 63:1, Jer 49:13, Jer 49:22, Amo 1:12, Mic 2:12
Reciprocal: Deu 4:43 – Bezer