John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 36:31
Gen 36:31 And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. Ver. 31. Before there reigned any king, &c. ] Sicut herba tectorum praecocem habet vigorem, sed citius arescit. Exoriuntur impii, sed exuruntur. They are set up on high, but "on slippery places"; Psa 73:18 advanced, as Haman, but to be brought down again with a vengeance. This observation the Hebrews make upon this text: While Edom reigns and flourishes, Israel... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 36:24
Gen 36:24 And these [are] the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this [was that] Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. Ver. 24. That found the mules. ] By breeding different kinds together, contrary to Leviticus 19:19 . Neither did the world, till then, want any perfect kind of creature; for the mule and the ass differ not, but only in degree. The Greeks call mules half-asses. a See here, saith one, b the busy curiosity of some men’s... read more