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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 35:22
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine:—an act of incest (Le Genesis 18:8) for which he was afterwards disinherited (Genesis 49:4; 1 Chronicles 5…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 35:23-26
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun (cf. Genesis 29:32-35; Genesis 30:18-20; Genesis 46:8-15; Exodus 1:2, Exodus 1:3). The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 35:27
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father, unto Mature (on the probability of Jacob's having previously visited his father, vide Genesis 35:8), unto the city of Arbah (Genesis 13:18; Genesis 23:2, Genesis 23:19; Joshua 14:15…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 35:28
And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. At this time Jacob was 120; but at 130 he stood before Pharaoh in Egypt, at which date Joseph had been 10 years governor. He was therefore 120 when Joseph was p…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 35:29
And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto hit people,—cf. the account of Abraham's death (Genesis 25:8)—being old and full of days (literally, satisfied with days. In Genesis 25:8 the shorter expressi…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:1-43
The registers in this chapter show the faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham. Esau is here called Edom, that name which kept up the remembrance of his selling his birth-right for a mess of pottage. Esau continue…
The Generations of Esau. (b. c. 1780.)
THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU. (B. C. 1780.) Observe here, 1. Concerning Esau himself, Genesis 36:1. He is called Edom (and again, Genesis 36:8), that name by which was perpetuated the remembrance of the foolish bargain he ma…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:1
§ 10. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU (CH. 36:1-37:1). EXPOSITION
The Pulpit Commentary on 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). Genesis 36:2, Genesis 36:3 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan;—i.…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:6
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons (literally, souls) of his house, and his cattle (mikneh), and all his beasts (behemah), and all his substance (literally, all his acquisition…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:7
For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers—literally, of their wanderings (cf. Genesis 28:4; Genesis 37:1)—could not bear them because of their cattle. This…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:8
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir (Genesis 32:3; Deuteronomy 2:5; Joshua 24:4): Esau is Edom (vide Genesis 25:30). The obvious continuation of this verse m to be found in Genesis 37:1, so that Genesis 37:9 -40 are parenthet…
The Dukes of Edom. (b. c. 1729.)
THE DUKES OF EDOM. (B. C. 1729.) Observe here, 1. That only the names of Esau's sons and grandsons are recorded, only their names, not their history; for it is the church that Moses preserves the records of, not the rec…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:9
And these are the generations of Esau—"the repetition of this clause shows that it does not necessarily indicate diversity of authorship, or a very distinct piece of composition" (Murphy)—the father of the Edomites (i.e…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:10-12
These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau (vide Genesis 36:4). And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman,—the name was afterwards given to a distr…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:13
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath,—Nachath, "Going down"—and Zerah,—or Zerach, "Rising"—Shammah,—Wasting (Gesenius, Murphy); "Fame, "Renown" (Furst)—and Mizzah:—"Trepidation" (Gesenius); "Fear," "Sprinkling" (Murp…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:14
And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Allah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife (vide Genesis 36:2): and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah (vide Genesis 36:5). Genesis 36:15, Genesis 36:16 T…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:17
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Minah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife (vide on Genesis 36:…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 36:18
And these are the sons of Aholi-bamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Allah, Esau's wife. In the two previous instances it is the grandsons…
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…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:20-30
In the midst of this genealogy of the Edomites here is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, those Canaanites, or Hittites (compare Genesis 26:34), that were the natives of Mount Seir. Mention is made of them, Genesis…
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…