The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
36. Teman ] Amo 1:11-12; Hab 3:3. The word means South, and is applied in the first passage to Edom itself, in the second to the wilderness of Edom, both being south of Canaan.
Zephi ] In Gen 36:11, “Zepho.”
Kenaz ] perhaps the same person as the father of Othniel (1Ch 4:13).
Amalek ] Perhaps the eponymous ancestor of the Amalekites; cp. 1Ch 1:12 of Genesis 36 with 1Ch 1:16.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Timna – In Gen 36:11, Eliphaz has no son Timna; but he has a concubine of the name, who is the mother of Amalek, and conjectured to be Lotans sister 1Ch 1:39. The best explanation is, that the writer has in his mind rather the tribes descended from Eliphaz than his actual children, and as there was a place, Timna, inhabited by his dukes (1Ch 1:51; compare Gen. 35:40), he puts the race which lived there among his sons.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Timna: there is another Timna, the concubine of Eliphaz, Gen 36:12, but this was one of his sons, though called by the same name; there being some names common both to men and women in the Hebrew and in other languages.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
36. sons of Eliphazthe tribeAdites, in the center country of the Saracens, so called from hismother, Adah (Ge 36:10).
Temangave rise to theland of Teman, near the head of the Red Sea.
Omarthe tribeBeni-Amma, settled at the northern point of Djebel Shera (MountSeir).
Zephithe tribe Dzaf.
GatamKatam, inhabitedby the tribe Al Saruat, or “people of Sarah.”
Kenazthe tribeAenezes, a tribe whose settlement lies in the neighborhood of Syria.
Amalekthe Beni Malakof Zohran, and the Beni Maledj of the Shat el Arab.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
[See comments on 1Ch 1:35].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ch 1:36. Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek Kenaz. And Timna, the concubine of Ehiphaz, bare to him Amalek. Houbigant and Cappellus. See Gen 36:12.
REFLECTIONS.Before the sacred historian passes on to the line of the Messiah, he dwells a moment on the descendants of Abraham after the flesh. Ishmael, according to Gen 17:20., becomes the father of twelve princes. Midian, of the sons of Keturah, is most taken notice of, because with his descendants the people of God had especial contests. Esau’s posterity, and their dignity, are particularly remarked. While the children of promise were suffering in Egypt, the children of the rejected Esau were reigning in Edom. The sons of wickedness have often in this world the chief portion; God has prepared a better country for the heirs of salvation.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
1Ch 1:36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
Ver. 36. And Timna. ] This was the son of Eliphaz, but of the same name with his concubine Timna, who haply might thereby seek the propagating of her name, like as our Queen Mary did, when, being godmother to many of her servants’ sons, she gave her own name, Anthony-Maria, Edward-Maria, &c., as an addition to their names received at baptism. a
a Fuller’s Church Hist.
Zephi. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read “Zepho” (compare Gen 36:11), owing to the slight difference between the Hebrew (“O”) and (“I”).
Timna, There was a Tirana a daughter of Seir. The Timna here is a son of Eliphaz.
Teman: 1Ch 1:53, Gen 36:11-15, Jer 49:7, Jer 49:20, Amo 1:12, Oba 1:9, Hab 3:3
Omar: i.e. eloquent, [Strong’s H201], Gen 36:11
Zephi: i.e. expectations; watch thou, [Strong’s H6825]. Gen 36:11, Gen 36:15; The various reading of [Strong’s H6825], Zephi, and [Strong’s H6825], Zepho, is caused simply by the mutation of the Hebrew letter , yood, and , wav. Gen 36:15, Zepho
Reciprocal: Gen 36:12 – Timna 1Ch 1:45 – Temanites
1Ch 1:36. And Timna There is another Timna, the concubine of Eliphaz, Gen 36:12; but this was one of his sons, though called by the same name; there being some names common both to men and women in the Hebrew and in other languages.
1:36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and {k} Timna, and Amalek.
(k) Which was Eliphaz’s concubine, read Gen 36:12.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes