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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:19
These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. Genesis 36:20, Genesis 36:21 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land. The primitive inhabitants of Idumea were Horites (vide Gene…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:22
And the children of Lotan were Hori—the name of the tribe (Genesis 36:20)—and Hemam:—or, Homam (1 Chronicles 1:39); "Destruction" (Gesenius), "Commotion" (Furst, Murphy)—and Lotan's sister was Timna—probably the concubi…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:23
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan,—or Alian (1 Chronicles 1:40); "Unjust" (Gesenius), "Lofty" (Furst, Murphy)—and Manahath,—"Rest" (Gesenius)—and Ebal,—"Stripped of leaves" (Gesenius, Murphy); "Bare Mountain"…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:24
And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah,—"Screamer" (Gesenius)—and Anah:—the father-in-law of Esau (Genesis 36:2)—this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness,—neither invented the procreation of mu…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:25
And the children of Anah—the brother of Zibeon (Genesis 36:20)—were these; Dishon,—named after his uncle (Genesis 36:21) and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. This Aholibamah was not Esau's wife, but the cousin of Esau's…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:26
And these are the children of Dishon;—the son of Seir (Genesis 36:21)—Hemdan,—or Amrara (1 Citron. 1.41); "Pleasant" (Gesenius)—and Eshban,—or Heshbon; "Reason," "Understanding" (Gesenius); "Intelligent," "Hero" (Furst)…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:27
The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan,—"Modest" (Gesenius), "Tender" (Furst)—and Zaavan,—"Disturbed "(Gesenius)—and Akan—Jakan (1 Chronicles 1:42); "Twisting" (Gesenius, Murphy).
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:28
The children of Dishan are these; Uz,—"Sandy" (Gesenius, Furst)—and Aran—"Wild Goat" (Gesenius); "Power," "Strength" (Furst). Genesis 36:29, Genesis 36:30 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke S…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:31
And these (which follow) are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any (literally, before the reigning of a) king over (or, to) the children of Israel. 1. The reference to Israelitish kings in…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:32
And Bela the son of Beor (cf. Genesis 14:2, where Bela is the name for Zoar; and Numbers 22:5, where Balaam's father is called Beer, whence the LXX. has here Βαλὸκ) reigned in Edom (as the first sore-reign): and the na…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:33
And Bela died, and Jobab—probably meaning "Desert," or "Shout" (Gesenius); identified with Job—an opinion which Michaelis declares to be insinis error, nec, historicus solum, sed et grammaticus, Jobab being derived from…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:34
And Jobab died, and Husham—Hushai; "Haste" (Gesenius)—of the land of Temani (a province in Northern Idumea, with a city Teman which has not yet been discovered) reigned in his stead.
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:35
And Husham died, and Hadad—"Shouting," e.g. for joy (Gesenius); whence "Conqueror" (Furst)—the son of Bedad,—"Separation" (Gesenius)—who smote Midian (vide Genesis 25:2) in the field of Moab (vide Genesis 19:37), reigne…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:36
And Hadad died, and Samlah—"Covering," "Garment," (Gesenius, Furst, Murphy)—of Masrekah—"Vineyard" (Gesenius)—reigned in his stead.
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:37
And Samlah died, and Saul "Asked" (Gesenius)—of Rehoboth by the river—Rehoboth (literally, wide spaces) of the River is so called to distinguish it from the Asshurite settlement of the same name in Genesis 10:11 (Rosenm…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:38
And Saul died, and Baal-hanan—"Lord of Benignity" (Gesenius)—the son of Achbor—"Mouse" (Gesenius)—reigned in his stead.
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:39
And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar—Hadad (1 Chronicles 1:50)—reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau;—Pal (1 Chronicles 1:50); "Bleating" (Gesenius), "Yawning" (Furst), with which accords Φο…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:40-43
And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names. It is now generally agreed that this and the ensuing verses contain not a second list of dukes who…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 37:1-36
The representative man. Jacob may be said to fall into the background from this time until his parting benediction. The kingdom of God is represented in Joseph and his history. The main points in this chapter are— I. GO…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 37:1
§ 10. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU (CH. 36:1-37:1). EXPOSITION Genesis 36:1 Now these are the generations (cf. Genesis 2:4; Genesis 5:1, &c.) of Esau,—Hairy (vide Genesis 25:25)—which is Edom—Red (vide Genesis 25:30). Genesi…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 37:1
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger (literally, in the land of the sojourning,'s of his father), in the land of Canaan. This verse is not the commencement of the ensuing (Keil, Kalisch, Lange,…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 37:1
The last of the house of Esau. I. THE REMOVAL OF ESAU'S HOUSE FROM CANAAN. 1. A complete removal. "Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beas…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. The opening of a new section (cf. Genesis 2:4; Genesis 5:1 &c.). Joseph, the son of Rachel, and born in Padan-aram (Genesis 30:24)—being seventeen years old,—literally, a son of seven…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 37:2-11
§ 11. THE GENERATIONS OF JACOB (GENESIS 37:2-50:26). EXPOSITION 1. HAVING disposed, in the preceding section, of the line of Esau by a brief sketch of its historical development during the two and a half centuries inter…