Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place.
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Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place.
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And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
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And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
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Passages linked to Genesis 36:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 49:13 For I have sworn by myself,” says Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. All its cities will be perpetual wastes.”
- Jeremiah 49:22 Behold, he will come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah. The heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
- Isaiah 34:6 Yahweh’s sword is filled with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
- Isaiah 63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Who is this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
- Amos 1:12 but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
- Micah 2:12 I will surely assemble, Jacob, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the middle of their pasture; they will swarm with people.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Saul died,.... About A. M. 2325:
And Saul died,.... About A. M. 2325:
and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead: whose name, inverted, is observed by Grotius to be the same with Hannibal; it signifies a gracious lord or king.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. Jobab the son of Zerah] Many have…
Verse 33. Jobab the son of Zerah] Many have supposed that Jobab is the same as Job, so remarkable for his afflictions and patience; and that Eliphaz, mentioned Ge 36:10, &c., was the same who in the book of Job is called one of his friends: but there is no proper proof of this, and there are many reasons against it.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Jobab. Most people suppose this is Job, the model…
Jobab. Most people suppose this is Job, the model of patience. (Menochius) --- Bosra, or Bezer, was the capital of Idumea, in the tribe of Ruben. (Calmet)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. Bozrah] A town lying 20 miles south-east of…
33. Bozrah] A town lying 20 miles south-east of the Dead Sea, of great importance in old times—perhaps the chief Edomite city. Cf. Isa_34:6; Isa_63:1; Jer_49:13; Jer_49:22; Amo_1:12. It has been identified with the modern Busera. The name means “fortification.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (33) Jobab.—The LXX. identify him with Job, but on…
(33) Jobab.—The LXX. identify him with Job, but on no probable grounds.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Bela died, and Jobab probably meaning "Desert," or…
And Bela died, and Jobab probably meaning "Desert," or "Shout" (Gesenius); identified with Job (LXX, Augustine, Ambrose) an opinion which Michaelis declares to be insinis error, nec, historicus solum, sed et grammaticus, Jobab being derived from the root bby; (vide" Suppl.," p. 40); the name of a region of the Joktanite Arabs (Gen_10:29) the son of Zerah (who may have been the duke Zerah mentioned in ver. 17, and is here described by the territory over which he ruled as) of Bozrah (Gesenius); afterwards an important city of the Edomites (Isa_34:6 Isa_63:1; Jer_49:13) still to be traced in El-Busaireh, a village and castle in Arabia Petraea, about twenty-five miles south by east of the Dead Sea (Robinson, vol. 2. pp. 570, 571; Gesenius, "Lex.," p. 135; Porter in Kitto"s "Cyclopedia")reigned in his stead literally, under him, i.e. in succession to him.
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