These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah. These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife. These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan’s sister was Timna. These are the children of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father. These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain On v24 24. This was that Anah that found the mules.…
24. This was that Anah that found the mules. Mules are the adulterous offspring of the horse and the ass. Moses says that Anah was the author of this connection. But I do not consider this as said in praise of his industry; for the Lord has not in vain distinguished the different kinds of animals from the beginning. But since the vanity of the flesh often solicits the children of this world, so that they apply their minds to superfluous matters, Moses marks this unnatural pursuit in Anah, who did not think it sufficient to have a great number of animals; but he must add to them a degenerate race produced by unnatural intercourse. Moreover, we learn hence, that there is more moderation among brute animals in following the law of nature, than in men, who invent vicious admixtures.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv15, 16, 17, 20, 24 Or, chief men.
Or, chief men.
If God’s promises be so sure towards them which are not of his household, how much more will he perform the same to us?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv20, 24 Gen 36:20 These [are] the sons of Seir the…
Gen 36:20 These [are] the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
Ver. 20. These are the sons of Seir.] Esau was by marriage allied to this Seir: for he married his niece Aholibamah: {Gen 36:2} yet the children of Esau chased away the Horims of Seir, and dwelt in their stead in mount Seir. {Deu 2:12} Wicked men are void of natural affection, in their pursuit of profit or preferment; Abimelech, Absalom, Athaliah, for instance; and that Amida, son of Muleasses, king of Tunis, who rose up against his father, and possessing himself of his kingdom, slew his captains, polluted his wives, took the castle of Tunis; and, after all, put out his father’s and brethren’s eyes, like as Muleasses himself, before, had dealt with his own brethren. {a}
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{a} Turk. Hist., fol. 745, 747, 642.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30 These were dukes, princes or heads of their several…
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These were dukes, princes or heads of their several families and little principalities, according to the manner of those times, who ruled their dominions, either severally, each his own, or jointly, by common advice, or it may be under one chief prince, their superior either in title or in power. And in this division Eliphaz, as he was Esau’s first-born, so he had more than a double portion, his six sons being made dukes, as Esau’s immediate sons were. Compare 1Ch 5:1.
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v20 In the midst of this genealogy of the Edomites…
In the midst of this genealogy of the Edomites here is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, those Canaanites, or Hittites (compare Gen 26:34), that were the natives of Mount Seir. Mention is made of them, Gen 14:6, and of their interest in Mount Seir, before the Edomites took possession of it, Deu 2:12, Deu 2:22. This comes in here, not only to give light to the story, but to be a standing reflection upon the Edomites for intermarrying with them, by which, it is probable, they learned their way, and corrupted themselves. Esau having sold his birthright, and lost his blessing, and entered into alliance with the Hittites, his posterity and the sons of Seir are here reckoned together. Note, Those that treacherously desert God's church are justly numbered with those that were never in it; apostate Edomites stand on the same ground with accursed Horites. Particular notice is taken of one Anah who fed the asses of Zibeon his father (Gen 36:24), and yet is called duke Anah, Gen 36:29. Note, Those that expect to rise high should begin low. An honourable descent should not keep men from an honest employment, nor a mean employment hinder any man's preferment. This Anah was not only industrious in his business, but ingenious too, and successful; for he found mules, or (as some read it) waters, hot-baths, in the wilderness. Those that are diligent in their business sometimes find more advantages than they expected.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv15–30 And these are the sons of Reuel.... See Gill…
And these are the sons of Reuel.... See Gill on Gen 36:15.
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gen 36:18And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esua's wife;.... See Gill on Gen 36:15.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv20, 24 These are the sons of Seir - In the…
These are the sons of Seir - In the midst of the genealogy of the Edomites is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, those Canaanites, or Hittites, (compare chap. xxvi, 34,) that were the natives of mount Seir. Mention is made of them, chap. xiv, 6, and of their interest in mount Seir before the Edomites took possession of it, Deut. ii, 12, 22. This comes in here, not only to give light to the story, but to be a standing reflexion upon the Edomites for intermarrying with them, by which it is likely they learned their way, and corrupted themselves. Esau having sold his birth-right, and lost his blessing and entered into alliance with the Hittites, his posterity and the sons of Seir are here reckoned together. Those that treacherously desert God's church are justly numbered with those that were never in it: apostate Edomites stand on the same ground with accursed Horites. Notice is taken of one Anah, who fed the asses of Zibeon his father, ver. 20, and yet is called duke Anah, ver. 29. Those that expect to rise high should begin low. An honourable descent should not keep men from an honest employment, nor a mean employment baulk any man's preferment.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv15, 16, 20, 21, 24 Verse 15. Dukes of the sons of Esau] The…
Verse 15. Dukes of the sons of Esau] The word duke comes from the Latin dux, a captain or leader. The Hebrew אלוף alluph has the same signification; and as it is also the term for a thousand, which is a grand capital or leading number, probably the אלופי alluphey or dukes had this name from being leaders of or captains over a company of one thousand men; just as those among the Greeks called chiliarchs, which signifies the same; and as the Romans called those centurions who were captains over one hundred men, from the Latin word centum, which signifies a hundred The ducal government was that which prevailed first among the Idumeans, or descendants of Esau. Here fourteen dukes are reckoned to Esau, seven that came of his wife, Adah, four of Bashemath, and three of Aholibamah.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv20, 24 Gen 36:20. These are the sons of Seir —…
Gen 36:20. These are the sons of Seir — In the midst of the genealogy of the Edomites is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, that were the natives of mount Seir before the Edomites took possession of it, Deu 2:12; Deu 2:22. This comes in here, not only to give light to the story, but to be a standing reflection upon the Edomites for intermarrying with them, by which it is likely they learned their ways, and corrupted themselves.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv15, 16, 24, 29, 30 Hebrew Aluph, prince of a tribe, or of a…
Hebrew Aluph, prince of a tribe, or of a thousand; a Chiliarch. Zach. v. 2[Zacharias v. 2.?]. The Rabbin assert they wore not a crown, as the kings did. (Calmet) --- Both obtained their authority by election. An aristocracy prevailed under the dukes. (Menochius)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv15, 20, 24 dukes--The Edomites, like the Israelites, were divided into tribes,…
dukes--The Edomites, like the Israelites, were divided into tribes, which took their names from his sons. The head of each tribe was called by a term which in our version is rendered "duke"--not of the high rank and wealth of a British peer, but like the sheiks or emirs of the modern East, or the chieftains of highland clans. Fourteen are mentioned who flourished contemporaneously.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv15, 20 THE DUKES OF ESAU, Gen_36:15-19.
THE DUKES OF ESAU, Gen_36:15-19.
Here the chief tribe-fathers of the Edomites are named again, under the title of dukes, Hebrews, alluphim, (אלופים,) phylarchs, chiefs, or princes. These were all military chieftains, great patriarchal sheiks, who were celebrated by their descendants not merely as fathers but as heroes. As being merely a presentation of the same persons under a different title, they are omitted from the list in 1 Chronicles which proceeds with the sons of Seir.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30 15–19. The Tribal Chiefs of Esau
15–19. The Tribal Chiefs of Esau
15. the dukes] Better, as marg., chiefs. The word “duke” has been introduced into the English version from the Lat. dux which translates the LXX ἡγεμών. The Heb. allûph is connected with eleph = 1000, or “a clan”; and hence is used for “the chieftain of a clan,” or “a chiliarch,” especially in Edom: cf. Exo_15:15; Zec_9:7; Zec_12:5-6.
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“Duke,” in Old English, was not limited to the highest rank of nobility. It meant “leader” or “chief.” Cf. Wiclif, Matt. ii. 6, “And thou Bethleem … for of thee a duyk shall go out”; Latimer, Serm., p. 31, “Gideon a duke which God raised up.”
duke Teman] A better idea would be conveyed to English readers, if the rendering were “the chieftain of Teman, of Omar, &c.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 (15) Dukes.—Duke is the Latin word dux, a leader;…
(15) Dukes.—Duke is the Latin word dux, a leader; but the Hebrew word alluph signifies a tribal prince, It is derived from eleph, a thousand, used in much the same way as the word hundred with us for a division of the country. Probably it was one large enough to have in it a thousand grown men, whereas a hundred in Saxon times was a district in which there were a hundred homesteads. For this use of it, see Mic_5:2. Each alluph, therefore, would be the prince of one of these districts, assigned to him as the possession of himself and his seed.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Vers. 15, 16. These were dukes of the sons…
Vers. 15, 16. These were dukes of the sons of Esau. The probably from pla; to be familiar, whence to join together, or associate, were Edomite and Horite phylarchs or tribe-leaders, hJgemonev, (LXX), chieftains of a thousand men (Gerlach). At a later period the term came to be applied to the Jewish chiefs or governors of the Restoration. (Zec_9:7 Zec_12:5) The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kemaz (vide on ver. 11), duke Korah, inserted here probably by clerical error from ver. 18 (Kennicott, Tuch, Knobel, Delitzsch, Keil, Murphy, Quarry), and accordingly omitted in the Samaritan Pentateuch and Version, though still retained by Onkelos and the LXX, and on the hypothesis of its genuineness explained by some as the name of a nephew of Eliphaz (Junius); of a son by another mother (Ainsworth); of a son of Korah (ver. 18) by the widow of Timua, (1Ch_1:36) who, having died without issue, left his wife to his brother (Michaelis); of some descendant of Eliphaz by intermarriage who subsequently rose to be the head of a clan (Kalisch), duke Gatam (vide ver. 11), and duke Amalek (vide ver. 12): these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v20 Lit. Rock dweller.
Horite
Lit. Rock dweller.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On vv15, 20 The Dukes of the House of Esau
The Dukes of the House of Esau
v. 15. These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the first-born son of Esau: Duke Teman, Duke Omar, Duke Zepho, Duke Kenaz,
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v. 16. Duke Korah, Duke Gatam, and Duke Amalek; these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. Fully half the Edomite princes were thus the descendants of Adah, the Hivite, or, in a wider sense, the Hittite woman.
v. 17. And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Duke Nahath, Duke Zerah, Duke Shammah, Duke Mizzah; these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath, Esau’s wife, in whose descendants the strains of Ishmael and of Esau were mingled.
v. 18. And these are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife: Duke Jeush, Duke Jaalam, Duke Korah; these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
v. 19. These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. The descendants of these desert princes established themselves geographically within more or less fixed limits as bands or tribes.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv15, 17, 20, 23, 25, 29 This is the name of one of Esau's sons.…
Eliphaz
This is the name of one of Esau's sons. See how you translated his name in Genesis 36:4. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam, and Amalek
These are names of Eliphaz's sons. (See: How to Translate Names)
Adah
This is the name of one of Esau's wives. See how you translated her name in Genesis 36:2-3. (See: How to Translate Names)
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clan
Esau
descend
firstborn
Edom
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv15, 20 36:15-19 Thirteen of Esau’s descendants had positions as leaders…
36:15-19 Thirteen of Esau’s descendants had positions as leaders of various clans. A picture begins to emerge of Esau as a grand overlord of tribes (cp. 36:40-43).
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