These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, duke Dishon, duke Eser, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among (rather, according to) their dukes in the land of Seir. read more
And these (which follow) are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any (literally, before the reigning of a) king over (or, to) the children of Israel . 1. The reference to Israelitish kings in this place has been explained as an evidence of post-Mosaic authorship (Le Clerc, Bleek, Ewald, Bohlen, et alii ) , or at least as a later interpolation from 1 Chronicles 1:43 (Kennicott, A . Clarke, Lange), but is sufficiently accounted for by... read more
And Bela the son of Beor (cf. Genesis 14:2 , where Bela is the name for Zoar; and Numbers 22:5 , where Balaam's father is called Beer, whence the LXX . has here Βαλὸκ) reigned in Edom (as the first sore-reign): and the name of his city was Dinha-bah —"Concealment," or "Little Place" (Furst); a place of plunder (Gesenius), the situation of which has not been identified. read more
And Bela died, and Jobab —probably meaning "Desert," or "Shout" (Gesenius); identified with Job—an opinion which Michaelis declares to be insinis error, nec, historicus solum, sed et grammaticus, Jobab being derived from the root יָבַב ; the name of a region of the Joktanite Arabs ( Genesis 10:29 )— the son of Zerah of Bozrah —"Fort" (Gesenius); afterwards an important city of the Edomites ( Isaiah 34:6 ; Isaiah 63:1 ; Jeremiah 49:13 ); still to be traced in El-Busaireh, a... read more
And Jobab died, and Husham — Hushai ; "Haste" (Gesenius)— of the land of Temani (a province in Northern Idumea, with a city Teman which has not yet been discovered) reigned in his stead. read more
And Husham died, and Hadad —"Shouting," e.g. for joy (Gesenius); whence "Conqueror" (Furst)— the son of Bedad ,—"Separation" (Gesenius)— who smote Midian ( vide Genesis 25:2 ) in the field of Moab ( vide Genesis 19:37 ), reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith— "Ruins" (Gesenius), "Twisting" (Murphy), "Hut-Village" (Furst). An attempt has been made (Bohlen) to identify this monarch with the Edomite of the same name who rose against Solomon ( 1 Kings 11:14 );... read more
And Hadad died, and Samlah —"Covering," "Garment," (Gesenius, Furst, Murphy)— of Masrekah —"Vineyard" (Gesenius)— reigned in his stead. read more
And Samlah died, and Saul "Asked" (Gesenius)— of Rehoboth by the river— Rehoboth (literally, wide spaces ) of the River is so called to distinguish it from the Asshurite settlement of the same name in Genesis 10:11 (Rosenmüller), though by some it is identified with Rehoboth Ir (Ainsworth). If the river spoken of be the Euphrates (Onkelos, Keil, Kalisch), then it is probably to be sought for in the Errachabi or Rachabeh near the mouth of the Chaboras (Keil), though the river may be... read more
And Saul died, and Baal-hanan —"Lord of Benignity" (Gesenius)— the son of Achbor —"Mouse" (Gesenius)— reigned in his stead. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:28
The children of Dishan are these; Uz ,—"Sandy" (Gesenius, Furst)— and Aran —"Wild Goat" (Gesenius); "Power," "Strength" (Furst). read more