This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir:
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This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir:
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And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
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And these are the generations of Esau the father of a the Edomites in the mountain-land of Seir.
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- Genesis 19:37 The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 9. And these are the generations of Esau, the…
9. And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites Though Esau had two names, yet in this place the second name refers to his posterity, who are called Idumeans. For, to make it appear what God had bestowed upon him for the sake of his father Isaac, Moses expressly calls him the father of a celebrated and famous people. And certainly, it served this purpose not a little, to trace the effect and fulfillment of the prophecy in the progeny of Esau. For if the promise of God so mightily flourished towards a stranger, how much more powerfully would it put itself forth towards the children, to whom pertaineth the adoption, and consequently the inheritance of grace? Esau was an obscure man, and a sojourner in that country: whence therefore is it, that suddenly rulers should spring from him, and a great body of people should flourish, unless because the benediction which proceeded from the mouth of Isaac, was confirmed by the result? For Esau did not reign in this desert without opposition; since a people of no ignoble name previously inhabited Mount Seir. On this account Moses relates that the men who had before inhabited that land were mighty: so that it would not have been easy for a stranger to acquire such power as Esau possessed, if he had not been divinely assisted.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, the edomites.
Or, the edomites.
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain Observe here, 1. That only the names of Esau's…
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 record of those that are without. Those elders that lived by faith alone obtained a good report. It is Sion that produces men of renown, not Seir, Psa 87:5. Nor does the genealogy go any further than the third and fourth generation; the very names of all after are buried in oblivion. It is only the pedigree of the Israelites, who were to be the heirs of Canaan, and of whom were to come the promised seed, and the holy seed, that is drawn out to any length, as far as there was occasion for it, even of all the tribes till Canaan was divided among them, and of the royal line till Christ came. 2. That these sons and grandsons of Esau are called dukes, Gen 36:15-19. Probably they were military commanders, dukes, or captains, that had soldiers under them; for Esau and his family lived by the sword, Gen 27:40. Note, Titles of honour have been more ancient out of the church than in it. Esau's sons were dukes when Jacob's sons were but plain shepherds, Gen 47:3. This is not a reason why such titles should not be used among Christians; but it is a reason why men should not overvalue themselves, or others, for the sake of them. There is an honour that comes from God, and a name in his house that is infinitely more valuable. Edomites may be dukes with men, but Israelites indeed are made to our God kings and priests. 3. We may suppose those dukes had numerous families of children and servants that were their dukedoms. God promised to multiply Jacob, and to enrich him; yet Esau increases, and is enriched first. Note, It is no new thing for the men of this world to be full of children, and to have their bellies too filled with hidden treasures, Psa 17:14. God's promise to Jacob began to work late, but the effect of it remained longer, and it had its complete accomplishment in the spiritual Israel.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain These are the names of Esau's sons,.... In this…
These are the names of Esau's sons,.... In this and some following verses, an account is given of the sons of Esau, which agrees with what is before observed, and of his sons' sons:
Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau: who seems to be his first wife, and this his first son:
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Reuel the son of Bashemath and wife of Esau; his second son by another wife, a daughter of Ishmael, Gen 36:3.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Of Edom, or of all the nations who inhabited…
Of Edom, or of all the nations who inhabited Idumea, sprung from Esau’s grand-children. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. the Edomites] Heb. Edom, as in Gen_36:43 :…
9. the Edomites] Heb. Edom, as in Gen_36:43 : cf. 1Sa_14:47.
9–14. The “sons” of Esau by Adah, Basemath, and Oholibamah must be regarded as the names of clans, and, like the sons of Ishmael and Israel, are 12 in number (Amalek, the son of Esau’s concubine, Timna, is excluded from this list of twelve).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) The father of the Edomites.—Heb., the father of…
(9) The father of the Edomites.—Heb., the father of Edom. He was himself the man Edom, but the word here means the country of which he was the colonizer.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And these are the generations of Esau repetition of…
And these are the generations of Esau 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 founder of the Edomitish nation) in mount Seir.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain Esau’s Sons and Grandsons
Esau’s Sons and Grandsons
v. 9. And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir:
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v. 10. 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.
v. 11. And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho (or Zephi, 1Ch 1:36),and Gatam, and Kenaz.
v. 12. And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son, having probably been adopted for that purpose by Adah;and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek; these were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife. If this is the Amalek that was the ancestor of the Amalekites who afterward were such bitter enemies of the children of Israel, it was probably due to the fact that Amalek separated himself from his brethren at an early date and grew into an independent people, his descendants occupying the country immediately south of Canaan and spreading from there to the very boundaries of the Promised Land.
v. 13. And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these were the sons of Bashemath, Esau’s wife.
v. 14. And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife; and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. In the case of Aholibamah, therefore, the sons, in the case of the other wives, the grandsons perpetuated the name of Edom and were considered the fathers of the tribes. The sons of Eliphaz continued the Canaanitic line, those of Reuel the Ishmaelitic, and the three sons of Aholibamah the Horite line.
Paul E. Kretzmann, Popular Commentary of the Bible (1921–1924) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 These were the descendants of Esau
These were the descendants of Esau
This sentence introduces the account of Esau's descendants in Genesis 36:9-43. AT: "This is an account of the descendants of Esau" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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in the hill country of Seir
This means that they lived in the hill country of Seir. The full meaning of this may be made explicit. AT: "who lived in the hill country of Seir" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Eliphaz ... Reuel
These are names of Esau's sons. See how you translated these names in Genesis 36:4. (See: How to Translate Names)
Adah ... Basemath
These are names of Esau's wives. See how you translated these names in Genesis 36:2-3. (See: How to Translate Names)
Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz ... Amalek
These are names of the sons of Eliphaz. (See: How to Translate Names)
Timna
This is the name of Eliphaz's concubine. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 36:9-43 This passage begins a second account of Esau’s…
36:9-43 This passage begins a second account of Esau’s descendants (36:1); it traces the family to subsequent generations and alliances.
36:9-14 The descendants of Esau’s five sons are named.
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