And the children of Anah —the brother of Zibeon ( Genesis 36:20 )—were these; Dishon ,—named after his uncle ( Genesis 36:21 ) and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. This Aholibamah was not Esau's wife, but the cousin of Esau's wife's father. read more
And these are the children of Dishon ;—the son of Seir ( Genesis 36:21 )— Hemdan ,—or Amrara (1 Citron. 1.41); "Pleasant" (Gesenius)— and Eshban ,—or Heshbon; "Reason," "Understanding" (Gesenius); "Intelligent," "Hero" (Furst)— and Ithran ,—the same as Jethro and Jithron; "the Superior or Excellent One" (Gesenius, Furst, Murphy, Lange)— and Cheran —"Harp" (Gesenius), "Companion" (Furst). read more
The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan ,—"Modest" (Gesenius), "Tender" (Furst)— and Zaavan ,—"Disturbed "(Gesenius)— and Akan —Jakan ( 1 Chronicles 1:42 ); "Twisting" (Gesenius, Murphy). read more
The children of Dishan are these; Uz ,—"Sandy" (Gesenius, Furst)— and Aran —"Wild Goat" (Gesenius); "Power," "Strength" (Furst). read more
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
- Section XII - Jacob- The History of Esau2. <אהלבמה 'ohŏlı̂ybâmâh, Oholibamah, “tent of the high place.” ענה ‛ǎnâh, ‘Anah, “answering.” צבעון tsı̂b‛ôn, Tsib‘on, “dyer, colored.”4. אליפז 'ělı̂yphaz, Eliphaz, “God of strength.” רעוּאל re‛û'êl Re‘uel, “friend of God.”5. יעוּשׁ ye‛ûsh, Je‘ush, “haste.” יעלם ya‛lâm, Ja‘lam, “hiding.” קרח qôrach Qorach, “ice.”11. תימן têymân, Teman, “right-hand man.” אומר 'ômār, Omar, “eloquent.” צפו tsephô, Tsepho, “watch.” געתם ga‛tâm Ga‘tam,... read more
Genesis 36:24. Found mules As the Hebrew word, here rendered mules, occurs nowhere else in Scripture, it is difficult to ascertain the meaning of this passage. Various have been the conjectures concerning what it was that Anah found. Some render the word waters, or hot waters, and understand the meaning to be, that he found some springs of water which in those hot countries were both rare and valuable, or some hot and medicinal springs. But the Chaldee renders it giants, and the... read more
Descendants of Esau (36:1-43)The story is now about to move on from Jacob to his family, but first the record of Esau is brought to a close. The covenant family (Jacob’s) had settled in Canaan, while the non-covenant family (Esau’s) had settled in Edom. There, over many years, Esau’s descendants grew into a large nation (36:1-19; cf. 27:39-40). As the Edomites grew, the original inhabitants of the land, the Horites, were either forced to move elsewhere or absorbed into Edom (20-30; cf. 14:6;... read more
both. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac, omit "both". found. Heb, matza, to happen on, discover (not invent); to find (not find out). m ul es. Hab. hayyemim, hot springs (with Vulgate and Syriac), hence Anah got the name of Beeri from Beer, a well, Compare Genesis 26:34 ; and to distinguish him from the Anah of Genesis 36:20 . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:24
And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, —"Screamer" (Gesenius)— and Anah :—the father-in-law of Esau ( Genesis 36:2 )— this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness ,—neither invented the procreation of mules (Aben Ezra, Kimchi, Luther, Calvin, Willet, Clarke, Ainsworth, &c.;), since מָעַא does not signify to invent, but to light upon or discover (Keil), and there were no horses at that time in those regions (Michaelis), and it is not said that Anah was... read more