Genesis 36:15-30 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:23

And the children of Shobal were these ,.... Who was the second son of Seir, and whose sons were the five following: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam ; in 1 Chronicles 1:40 Alvan is called Alian, and Shepho is Shephi. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:24

And these are the children of Zibeon ,.... The third son of Self, and who had two sons: both Ajah and Anah ; of the latter it is observed: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father ; who observed, while he was feeding his father's asses in the wilderness, that the he asses coupled with mares, or horses with the she asses, and produced another sort of creatures called mules; and by this means found out the way how such... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:25

And the children of Anah were these ,.... Dishon , the name of one of his uncles. Genesis 36:21 , and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah ; Aben Ezra thinks this is not the same Anah that was mentioned in the beginning of this verse; since, if he was the same, there was no need to mention him again, but that he is the same that is mentioned in Genesis 36:2 ; but if he is not the same that is spoken of in this verse and Genesis 36:24 , it is difficult to account for the mention of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:26

And these are the sons of Dishon ,.... Not of Dishon the son of Anah, but of Dishon the son of Seir, Genesis 36:21 ; and they are the four following: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran ; the first of these is called Amram, or rather Chamram, 1 Chronicles 1:41 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:27

The children of Ezer are these ,.... Another son of Seir, who had the following sons: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Achan ; the two last are called Zavan and Jakan, in 1 Chronicles 1:42 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:28

The children of Dishon are these ,.... The last of the seven sons of Seir, and who had two sons: Uz and Aran ; from the former of these the land of Uz, inhabited by the Edomites, had its name, Lamentations 4:21 ; some have taken this to be the country of Job, Job 1:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:29

These are the dukes that came of the Horites ,.... Not that succeeded one after another, as the kings next mentioned did, but were together, at the same time, heads of respective families, and governors of them; and then the seven sons of Seir are rehearsed in this verse and Genesis 36:30 in their order, with the title of "duke" annexed to each of them, "Duke Lotan", &c.; read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:30

These are the dukes that came of Hori ,.... The ancestor of Seir, whence he is called the Horite, unless the singular is put for the plural, used in Genesis 36:29 , among their dukes in the land of Seir ; not that there were other dukes besides them in the land of Seir until Esau got among them, but these were they whose habitations were before in the land of Gabla (or Seir); as the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it; or "in", or "according to their dukedoms", as the Septuagint... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 36:15

Dukes of the sons of Esau - The word duke comes from the Latin dux , a captain or leader. The Hebrew אלוף alluph has the same signification; and as it is also the term for a thousand, which is a grand capital or leading number, probably the אלופי alluphey or dukes had this name from being leaders of or captains over a company of one thousand men; just as those among the Greeks called chiliarchs , which signifies the same; and as the Romans called those centurions who were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 36:16

Duke Korah - This Dr. Kennicott pronounces to be an interpolation. "It is certain, from Genesis 36:4 , that Eliphaz was Esau's son by Adah; and from Genesis 36:11 , Genesis 36:12 , that Eliphaz had but six sons, Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek. It is also certain, from Genesis 36:5 , Genesis 36:14 , that Korah was the son of Esau (not of Eliphaz) by Aholibamah; and as such he is properly mentioned in Genesis 36:18 ; : These are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife:... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 36:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 36:16

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