Genesis 36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:35

And Husham died ,.... As is thought, about A. M. 2219, above forty years after the death of Abraham, as computed by the above writer: and Hadad the son of Bedad (who smote Midian in the field of Moab) reigned in his stead : who he or his father were we have no other account, nor of this warlike action of his; probably the Midianites came out to invade him, hearing of which, he went out against them, and met with him in the fields of Moab, which were near to Midian, and fought them and... read more

John Gill

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

And Hadad died ,.... As is supposed, about A. M. 2241. and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead ; but who he was, or the place he was of, cannot be said. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:37

And Samlah died ,.... As is supposed, about A. M. 2283. and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead ; Rehoboth was one of the cities built by Ashur, Genesis 10:11 ; and was situated near the river Euphrates; and so the Targum of Jonathan calls it Rehoboth which is by Euphrates; but Jerom F14 De loc. Heb. fol. 93. M. & 94. A. , from Eusebius, takes it to be another city by a river in Edom, and says, that there was in his days a garrison in the country of Gabalena... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:38

And Saul died ,.... About A. M. 2325: and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead : whose name, inverted, is observed by Grotius to be the same with Hannibal; it signifies a gracious lord or king. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:39

And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died ,.... About A. M. 2367. and Hadar reigned in his stead ; the last of the Horite kings, when an end was put to this monarchy by the united families of Seir and Esau, and changed into dukedoms; of which there were seven of the race of Seir, and fourteen of the race of Esau, of whom an account is given in the preceding part of this chapter: as for this last king it is further said of him: and the name of his city was Pau ; but where it was cannot... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:40

And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau ,.... After the regal monarchy ceased, the government in Edom was by dukes, and of these there were two sons, one of which an account has been given of already, who were partly of the race of Seir, and partly of the race of Esau; and who were dukes not by succession, but together, in and over their respective families: and it may be observed, that neither Esau, nor his sons by his two first wives, Eliphaz and Reuel, are called dukes,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:41

Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon. The former is the name of a woman, Genesis 36:2 ; here the name of a man, and also of the place of which he was duke; for Jerom observes F17 De Loc. Heb. fol. 93. K. , that Oolibama is a city of the princes of Edom, and who also makes mention of Elath, a country of the princes of Edom, and a city of Esau, ten miles from Petra to the east F18 Ib. fol. 91. E. , and the seat of Duke Pinon was very probably Phinon, which lay between Petra and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:42

Duke Kenaz, Duke Teman, Duke Mibzar. There was a Kenaz the son of Eliphaz, and so a Teman a son of his, who were both dukes; but these seem to be different from them, though the latter might be duke of the place called Teman from him: which, in Jerom's time F20 De loc. Hebrews 3 . fol. 95. B. , was a village five miles distant from Petra, and where was a Roman garrison, and so Mabsar in his times F21 Ib. , was a large village in the country of Gabalena (a part of Idumea), and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:43

Duke Magdiel, Duke Iram ,.... Magdiel also, Jerom F23 De loc. Hebrews 3 . fol. 93. B. says, was in the country of Gabalena, formerly possessed by the dukes of Edom; and the Targum of Jonathan says, this duke was called Magdiel from the name of his city, which was a strong "migdal" or tower: and Jarchi's note upon this word is, this is Rome; so the Jewish writers elsewhere say F24 Pirke Eliezer, c. 38. , that Esau had an hundred provinces from Seir to Magdiel; as it is said,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 36

The genealogy of Esau, i.e., his sons, by his Canaanitish wives Adah, Aholibamah, and Bashemath, Genesis 36:1-3 . The children of Adah and Bashemath, Genesis 36:4 . Of Aholibamah, Genesis 36:5 . Esau departs from Canaan and goes to Mount Seir, Genesis 36:6-8 . The generations of Esau, i.e., his grandchildren, while in Seir, Genesis 36:7-19 . Anah finds mules ( Yemim ) in the wilderness, Genesis 36:24 . The generations of Seir, the Horite, Genesis 36:29-30 . The kings which... read more

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