chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
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chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
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Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
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the chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
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- Genesis 36:41-43 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain These are the dukes of Edom - Let us,…
These are the dukes of Edom - Let us, in reading these genealogies, think of the multitudes that have gone thro' the world, have successively acted their parts in it, and retired into darkness. All these and all theirs had their day; many of them made a mighty noise in the world; until their day came to fall, and their place knew them no more. The paths of death are trodden paths. How soon are we to tread them?
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 1:54. These are the dukes of Edom —…
1Ch 1:54. These are the dukes of Edom — Let us, in reading these genealogies, think of the multitudes that have gone through the world, have successively acted their parts in it, and retired into darkness. All these and all theirs had their day: many of them made a mighty noise in the world, until their day came to fall, and their place knew them no more. The paths of death are trodden paths. How soon are we to tread them!
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (54) These are the dukes (chiliarchs) of Edom.—Eleven names…
(54) These are the dukes (chiliarchs) of Edom.—Eleven names only are given, whereas there were twelve (or thirteen) chiliarchs of Edom (Gen_36:15-19; see Note on 1Ch_1:35-37). A name may have fallen out of the ancient text from which the chronicler derived the list.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain These are the dukes of Edom.
1Ch_1:54
These are the dukes of Edom.
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A high order of names
The great lesson teaches the transitoriness of all human dignity and glory. Where are the dukes of Edom now? Who knows the names of Timnah, Allah, Jetheth? How far are our own names known? What will be thought of them in the next century? Men are not to be estimated by their renown, but by them in the next goodness and their local influence. In the Christian Church we have come to a higher order of names than was ever known in secular history. Men may now be called sons of God, saints, slaves of Jesus Christ, inheritors of the world of light: let us aspire after these higher titles, for they never perish. The titles which men give soon expire: the titles which God confers are vital with His own Eternity. (J. Parker, D. D.)
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