Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah.
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Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah.
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And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
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And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Where he was born or dwelt, and so in…
Where he was born or dwelt, and so in the rest. The diversity of their cities makes it probable, that these kings had not their power by succession, but either by election, or by usurpation, according to Isaac’s prophecy of them, Gen 27:40; By thy sword thou shalt live.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Samlah died,.... As is supposed, about A. M.…
And Samlah died,.... As is supposed, about A. M. 2283.
and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead; Rehoboth was one of the cities built by Ashur, Gen 10:11; and was situated near the river Euphrates; and so the Targum of Jonathan calls it Rehoboth which is by Euphrates; but Jerom (n), from Eusebius, takes it to be another city by a river in Edom, and says, that there was in his days a garrison in the country of Gabalena (a part of Idumea), a large village called by that name.
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(n) De loc. Heb. fol. 93. M. & 94. A.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 32. Bela the son of Beor] In the Hebrew…
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 that we have here an alternative tradition respecting Balaam, as king of Edom.
Bela is also the name of a town, Zoar (Gen_14:2).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Bela the son of Beor cf. Gen_14:2, where…
And Bela the son of Beor cf. Gen_14:2, where Bela is the name for Zoar; and Num_22:5, where Balaam"s father is called Beer, whence the LXX has here Balok reigned in Edom (as the first sore-reign): and the name of his city was Dinha-bah or "Little Place" (Furst); a place of plunder (Gesenius), the situation of which has not been identified.
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