These are the names of Esau's sons ,.... In this and some following verses, an account is given of the sons of Esau, which agrees with what is before observed, and of his sons' sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau : who seems to be his first wife, and this his first son: Reuel the son of Bashemath and wife of Esau ; his second son by another wife, a daughter of Ishmael, Genesis 36:3 . read more
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman ,.... This was his firstborn, and from him the city of Teman in Edom or Idumea had its name, see Jeremiah 49:7 ; and Eliphaz is called the Temanite from hence, Job 2:11 ; four more sons are mentioned: Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz ; but I do not find that any towns or cities, or any part of the land of Edom, were denominated from any of them; only it may be observed that Zepho is called Zephi in 1 Chronicles 1:36 ; the account seems fabulous... read more
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son ,.... She is said to be the sister of Lotan, the eldest son of Seir the Horite, Genesis 36:22 ; in 1 Chronicles 1:36 mention is made of Timna among the sons of Eliphaz, and of Duke Timnah here, Genesis 36:40 ; and Gerundinsis F25 Apud Menasseh ben Israel, conciliator in Gen. Quaest. 57. p. 81. is of opinion, that Timnah the concubine of Eliphaz, after she had bore Amalek, conceived and bore another son, and she dying in childbirth,... read more
Timna was concubine to Eliphaz - As Timna was sister to Lotan the Horite, Genesis 36:22 , we see how the family of Esau and the Horites got intermixed. This might give the sons of Esau a pretext to seize the land, and expel the ancient inhabitants, as we find they did, Deuteronomy 2:12 . Amalek - The father of the Amalekites, afterwards bitter enemies to the Jews, and whom God commanded to be entirely exterminated, Deuteronomy 25:17 , Deuteronomy 25:19 . read more
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
- 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 36:10. These are the names Observe here, 1st, That only the names of Esau’s sons and grandsons are recorded: not their history, for it is the Church that Moses preserves the records of, not of those that were without. The elders only, that lived by faith, obtained a good report. 2d, That the sons and grandsons of Esau are called dukes. Probably they were military commanders, that had soldiers under them; for Esau and his family lived by the sword, Genesis 27:40. 3d, We may... 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
Teman. Whence came Eliphaz the Temanite. Job 2:11 ; Job 15:1 . read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 36:9-19
Observe here, 1. That only the names of Esau's sons and grandsons are recorded, only their names, not their history; for it is the church that Moses preserves the records of, not the record of those that are without. Those elders that lived by faith alone obtained a good report. It is Sion that produces the men of renown, not Seir, Ps. 87:5. Nor does the genealogy go any further than the third and fourth generation; the very names of all after are buried in oblivion. It is only the pedigree of... read more