Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:35
And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Avith.
35. Hadad ] A name familiar as that of a Syrian deity, occurring in the royal names “Ben-Hadad” and “Hadad-Ezer.” The defeat of “Midian in the field of Moab,” the solitary note of history, illustrates the extent to which the power of Edom at one time was developed. See note on the same name, Gen 25:2. Ewald conjectured that this king Hadad I was a contemporary of Gideon’s, and joined in resistance to the Midianite invasion, circ. 1100 (Judges 6 ff.).
Avith ] LXX reads “Gittaim.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 35. Smote Midian in the field of Moab] Bishop Cumberland supposes that this was Midian, the son of Abraham by Keturah, and that he was killed by Hadad some time before he was one hundred and nine years of age; and that Moses recorded this, probably, because it was a calamity to the ancestor of Jethro, his father-in-law. – Orig. of Nat., p. 14.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
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 action of his; probably the Midianites came out to invade him, hearing of which, he went out against them, and met with him in the fields of Moab, which were near to Midian, and fought them and conquered them: Jarchi says, the Midianites came out to make war against the Moabites, and the king of Edom went out to help the Moabites, and hence, he says, we learn, that Midian and Moab were near each other; and in the days of Balaam they made peace, that they might combine against Israel: this battle is supposed to be fought in the twelfth year of his reign; and it is thought to be in his reign that Esau came with his family and dwelt in Seir l; though some place it later, either in the following reign, or in that of his successors m:
and the name of his city [was] Avith: where it was is not certain.
l Bedford’s Scripture Chronology, p. 343, 349. m Universal History, vol. 2. p. 170.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(35) Who smote Midian . . . All memory of this exploit has passed away, and the complete silence of the Bible regarding every one of these kings, makes it probable that they belonged to an early date prior to the time in Israel when historical events were carefully recorded.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 36:35. Who smote Midian i.e.. The Midianites, in the field of Moab, i.e.. on the frontiers of his country, which joined to that of the Moabites. Bishop Cumberland (Orig. Gent.) imagines, that Moses recorded this exploit, as it proved a calamity to Jethro his father-in-law; and that it was Midian himself, who, according to the Hebrew text, was slain, being at that period one hundred and nine years old.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
am cir, 2219, bc cir, 1785, Gen 36:35
Reciprocal: Gen 25:2 – Midian 1Ch 1:46 – Hadad