Genesis 36

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:2-3

Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ;— i.e. who were of the daughters of Canaan (vide Genesis 26:34 )— Adah —"Ornament," "Beauty" (Gesenius); the name also of one of Lamech's wives (cf. Genesis 4:19 )— the daughter of Elon —"Oak" (Gesenius)— the Hittite, and Aholibamah —"Tent of the High Place" (Gesenius)— the daughter of Anah —"Answering" (Gesenius)— the daughter — i.e. the grand-daughter, though, after the LXX . and the Samaritan, some read the son, as in ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:4-5

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphas ;—"The Strength of God" (Gesenius); afterwards the name of one of Job's friends ( Job 2:11 ; Job 4:1 ; Job 15:1 )— and Bashemath bare Reuel ;—"The Friend of God" (Gesenius); the name of Moses' father-in-law ( Exodus 2:18 )— and Aholibamah bare Jeush ,—"Collector" (Furst, Lange); "whom God hastens" (Gesenius); afterwards the name of a son of Rehoboam ( 2 Chronicles 11:19 )— and Jaalam ,—"whom God hides" (Gesenius); "Ascender of the Mountains"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:6

And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons (literally, souls) of his house, and his cattle ( mikneh ), and all his beasts ( behemah ), and all his substance (literally, all his acquisitions ) , whi ch he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country —literally, into a land; not ἐκ τῆς γῆς ( LXX .), or in alteram regionem (Vulgate), but either into the land, so . of Seir (Keil), or, taking the next as a qualifying... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:7

For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers —literally, of their wanderings (cf. Genesis 28:4 ; Genesis 37:1 )— could not bear them because of their cattle . This does not necessarily imply that Jacob was established in Canaan before Esau removed. Esau may have recognized the impossibility of two so rich and powerful chieftains as himself and his brother occupying Canaan, and may have retired Before Jacob actually took... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:8

Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir ( Genesis 32:3 ; Deuteronomy 2:5 ; Joshua 24:4 ): Esau is Edom ( vide Genesis 25:30 ). The obvious continuation of this verse m to be found in Genesis 37:1 , so that Genesis 37:9 -40 are parenthetical in their character; but whether originally written by Moses, or inserted by a late redactor, as some maintain, may legitimately be regarded as an open question. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:9

And these are the generations of Esau —"the repetition of this clause shows that it does not necessarily indicate diversity of authorship, or a very distinct piece of composition" (Murphy)— the father of the Edomites ( i.e. the founder of the Edomitish nation) in mount Seir . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:10-12

These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau ( vide Genesis 36:4 ). And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman ,—the name was afterwards given to a district of Idumea ( Jeremiah 49:20 ), and borne by one of Job's friends ( Job 2:11 )— Omar ,—"Eloquent" (Gesenius), "Mountain-dweller" (Furst)— Zepho ,—"Watch-tower" (Gesenius); called Zephi in 1 Chronicles 1:36 — and Gatam ,—"their touch" (Gesenius), "dried... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:13

And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath ,—Nachath, "Going down"—and Zerah ,—or Zerach, "Rising"— Shammah ,—Wasting (Gesenius, Murphy); "Fame, "Renown" (Furst)— and Mizzah :—"Trepidation" (Gesenius); "Fear," "Sprinkling" (Murphy); if from mazaz, "Fear, if from nazah , "Joy" (Furst)—these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:14

And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Allah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife ( vide Genesis 36:2 ): and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah ( vide Genesis 36:5 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:15-16

These were dukes of the sons of Esau . The אַלּוּפים , derived probably from אָלַף , to be familiar, whence to join together, or associate, were Edomite and Horite phylarchs or tribe-leaders, ἡγεμόνες, ( LXX .), chieftains of a thousand men (Gerlach). At a later period the term came to be applied to the Jewish chiefs or governors of the Restoration ( Zechariah 9:7 ; Zechariah 12:5 ). The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kemaz ... read more

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