Genesis 36:2-4 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:3

And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth ,.... The eldest son of Ishmael, see Genesis 28:9 ; called there Mahalath. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:4

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz ,.... This son of Esau, according to Jerom F14 Trad. Heb. in Gen. fol. 71. L. tom. 3. , is the same with him mentioned in the book of Job, as one of his friends that came to visit him, Job 2:11 ; and so says the Targum of Jonathan on Genesis 36:10 ; but he rather was the grandson of this man, since he is called the Temanite: and Bashemath bare Reuel ; the name is the same with Reuel or Raguel, the name of Jethro; but cannot be the same person as is... 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

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

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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:4

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:4-5

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:1-43

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

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