Genesis 36:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 36:1-8

Observe here, 1. Concerning Esau himself, Gen. 36:1. He is called Edom (and again, Gen. 36:8), that name by which was perpetuated the remembrance of the foolish bargain he made, when he sold his birthright for that red, that red pottage. The very mention of that name is enough to intimate the reason why his family is turned off with such a short account. Note, If men do a wrong thing they must thank themselves, when it is, long afterwards, remembered against them to their reproach. 2.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:2

And Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ,.... Of the Canaanites, the posterity of cursed Canaan, most of them were of them, though not all, the two following were, and so those, if different from them in Genesis 26:34 , one of his wives was of the family of Ishmael, as after related: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite ; according to Jarchi and Aben Ezra, this is the same with Bashemath, Genesis 26:34 ; and that she had two names: and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 36:2

His wives - It appears that Esau's wives went by very different names. Aholibamah is named Judith, Genesis 26:34 ; Adah is called Bashemath in the same place; and she who is here called Bashemath is called Mahalath, Genesis 28:9 . These are variations which cannot be easily accounted for; and they are not of sufficient importance to engross much time. It is well known that the same persons in Scripture are often called by different names. Anah the daughter of Zibeon - But this same... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 36:1-43

- 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

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:1-43

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 36:2

Adah. Her second name was Bashemath, Genesis 26:34 . Aholibamah. Her second name was Jud 26:34 ; and her father, Anah, got a second name also from his discovery of the hot springs (see note on "rnules", Genesis 36:24 ). in Genesis 26:34 , called Hittite, because Hittite included Hivite. daughter. Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac read "son". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 36:1-8

"Now these are the generations of Esau (the same is Edom). Esau took wives of the daughter of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, and Basemath Ismael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth. And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bare Reuel; and Oholibamah bare Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, that were born to him in the land of Canaan. And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 36:2

Genesis 36:2. Esau took his wives— It appears by comparing ch. Genesis 26:34. that these wives of Esau went under several names, as seems to have been a common custom in those days. It is of little importance to settle these names, and perhaps impossible at present. The word daughter, in Scripture, is frequently used, like that of brother, in a general sense, for a grand-daughter, a niece, &c. Anah the daughter of Zibeon, should be read the son; see Gen 26:24 as several of the versions... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 36:2

2, 3. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan—There were three, mentioned under different names; for it is evident that Bashemath is the same as Mahalath ( :-), since they both stand in the relation of daughter to Ishmael and sister to Nebajoth; and hence it may be inferred that Adah is the same as Judith, Aholibamah as Bathsemath ( :-). It was not unusual for women, in that early age, to have two names, as Sarai was also Iscah [ :-]; and this is the more probable in the case of Esau's... read more

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