Bible Commentary

And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 36. Samlah ] LXX (in some MSS.) “Salmah,” almost the same name as “Solomon.” Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And Hadad died,…. As is supposed, about A. M. 2241. and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead; but who he was, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:36”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:35”

And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 34. the Temanites ] See Gen 36:11. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Of which land, see Jer 49:7,20, so called either from the city Teman, or from Teman the son of Eliphaz, Gen 36:11. Or, of the south … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:34”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:33”

And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah. 32. Bela the son of Beor ] In the Hebrew the addition of the letter m would give us the proper name “Balaam the son of Beor” (Num 22:5). So Targum of Jonathan reads. Hence some have conjectured … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:32”

And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 31 39. Kings of Edom 31. any king ] From this verse we infer that the writer lived at a time subsequent to the foundation of the Israelite monarchy. The definition, however, of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:31”

Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these [are] the dukes [that came] of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. 30. according to their dukes ] Rather, “according to their clans.” So LXX, . Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Among other dukes which were in that country. Or, according to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:30”

These [are] the dukes [that came] of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:29”

The children of Dishan [are] these; Uz, and Aran. 28. Uz ] See Gen 10:23, Gen 22:21. Possibly a branch of the Aramaean race (cf. Job 1:1) had settled among the Horites, S.E. of Palestine. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The children of Dishon are these,…. The last of the seven sons … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:28”

The children of Ezer [are] these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. 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 1Ch 1:42. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Ezer: Gen 36:21, 1Ch 1:38 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 36:27”