Genesis 36

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 36:20-30

"These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shebal and Zibeon and Anah, and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman; and Lotan's sister was Timna. And these are the children of Shebal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepo and Onam. And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 36:31-39

"And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dimhabah. And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the land of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith. And... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 36:40-43

"And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheh, chief Oholibamah, chief Elath, chief Pinon, chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, chief Magdiel, chief Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites."The apparent inclusion of women's names, Timna and Oholibamah, as titles of certain... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36

CHAP. XXXVI. Esau departs from the land of Canaan, where Jacob was, because of the multitude of their flocks. Esau's posterity is enumerated. Before Christ about 1729. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:1

Genesis 36:1. Now these are, &c.— This account of Esau's family seems to be given by the sacred historian, to shew how exactly the prophecies were fulfilled relating to him in ch. Genesis 25:23.Genesis 27:39; Genesis 27:39. as well as to inform the Israelites of the tribes of Edom whom they were not to attack, as being their brethren. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:2

Genesis 36:2. Esau took his wives— It appears by comparing ch. Genesis 26:34. that these wives of Esau went under several names, as seems to have been a common custom in those days. It is of little importance to settle these names, and perhaps impossible at present. The word daughter, in Scripture, is frequently used, like that of brother, in a general sense, for a grand-daughter, a niece, &c. Anah the daughter of Zibeon, should be read the son; see Gen 26:24 as several of the versions... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:6

Genesis 36:6. Esau took his wives— Esau, in all probability, had returned from Seir, after his conquest of the country and establishment there, and settled near his father Isaac; but finding the country of Canaan, in which the whole family were strangers, not sufficient for the increasing stock of Jacob and himself, he determined to return, and take up his abode again in Seir: this seems the plain state of the case. Instead of into the country, at the end of the verse, the Samaritan and LXX... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:8

Genesis 36:8. Esau is Edom— Some manuscripts omit Esau here, which seems redundant, and read, in mount Seir, that is, Edom. See Kennicott's Dissert. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:15

Genesis 36:15. These were dukes— Leaders, or praefects; heads of their respective clans or families. As ףּאל signifies a thousand, as well as a leader, it is probable, that when mankind at the beginning were divided under distinct leaders, this (a thousand) was the number of men of which each government or state consisted: as we find here, that some of the sons of Esau were אלופים aluphim, heads of thousands, before there was a king. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:20

Genesis 36:20. The sons of Seir— The country was most probably denominated from this person, whose genealogy is here set down, because Esau's posterity married with some of his descendants. Le Clerc thinks the country was called after Esau, from a word signifying rough, or hairy. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 36:20-30

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 36:31-39

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 36:40-43

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:20

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